Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Title Station Date Aired Description
On Air with IER: Episode 38
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-09-23

This week: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolls back a 2015 rule that expands the definition of waterways protected by federal law, and the state of Indiana and 19 other states are...

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On Air with IER: Episode 38
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
Stations
Date Aired
2019-09-23
Description

This week: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolls back a 2015 rule that expands the definition of waterways protected by federal law, and the state of Indiana and 19 other states are...

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On Air with IER: Episode 39
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-09-30

This week: Hoosiers joined a global climate strike, and the EPA may rewrite a cross-state pollution rule after a court cracked down on open-ended compliance deadlines.

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On Air with IER: Episode 39
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
Stations
Date Aired
2019-09-30
Description

This week: Hoosiers joined a global climate strike, and the EPA may rewrite a cross-state pollution rule after a court cracked down on open-ended compliance deadlines.

On Air with IER: Episode 4
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2018-11-26

This week: Many Hoosiers don't realize they are feeling the effects of climate change every day. Hear why scientists in Indiana say the changes will adversely affect current and future generations...

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On Air with IER: Episode 4
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2018-11-26
Description

This week: Many Hoosiers don't realize they are feeling the effects of climate change every day. Hear why scientists in Indiana say the changes will adversely affect current and future generations...

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On Air with IER: Episode 40
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-10-07

This week: A long-term Indiana University air pollution monitoring program will use a $5.9 million grant to measure the amount of PFAS chemicals in the Great Lakes, and a new book and movie...

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On Air with IER: Episode 40
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-10-07
Description

This week: A long-term Indiana University air pollution monitoring program will use a $5.9 million grant to measure the amount of PFAS chemicals in the Great Lakes, and a new book and movie...

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On Air with IER: Episode 41
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-10-14

This week: Two midwestern environmental advocacy groups take the first step in suing the company that owns a steel mill in northwestern Indiana responsible for Clean Water Act violations, and the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 41
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-10-14
Description

This week: Two midwestern environmental advocacy groups take the first step in suing the company that owns a steel mill in northwestern Indiana responsible for Clean Water Act violations, and the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 42
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-10-21

This week: A new proposal from the EPA limiting the amount of lead and copper in drinking water could help ensure safer drinking water in schools, and NASA has made available nearly 20 years of...

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On Air with IER: Episode 42
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-10-21
Description

This week: A new proposal from the EPA limiting the amount of lead and copper in drinking water could help ensure safer drinking water in schools, and NASA has made available nearly 20 years of...

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On Air with IER: Episode 43
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-11-04

This week: A pair of environmental advocacy groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to tighten national emissions standards for toxic pollution from steel mills, and an EPA proposal...

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On Air with IER: Episode 43
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-11-04
Description

This week: A pair of environmental advocacy groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to tighten national emissions standards for toxic pollution from steel mills, and an EPA proposal...

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On Air with IER: Episode 44
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-11-18

This week: After disastrous flooding, officials in Goshen, Indiana embark on a journey of climate change resilience, and a new online tool seeks to help communities prepare for climate change...

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On Air with IER: Episode 44
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-11-18
Description

This week: After disastrous flooding, officials in Goshen, Indiana embark on a journey of climate change resilience, and a new online tool seeks to help communities prepare for climate change...

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On Air with IER: Episode 45
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-11-25

This week: We talked to a former Russian army soldier who survived the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 and eventually made his way to the U.S. He thought his first brush with environmental...

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On Air with IER: Episode 45
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-11-25
Description

This week: We talked to a former Russian army soldier who survived the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 and eventually made his way to the U.S. He thought his first brush with environmental...

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On Air with IER: Episode 46
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-12-09

This week: We take a look at why Indiana ranks 44th in the nation for new incidences of lung cancer, and the federal government makes a deal with a national cement company for alleged Clean Air...

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On Air with IER: Episode 46
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-12-09
Description

This week: We take a look at why Indiana ranks 44th in the nation for new incidences of lung cancer, and the federal government makes a deal with a national cement company for alleged Clean Air...

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On Air with IER: Episode 47
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-12-16

This week: A major electricity supplier in Indiana plans to retire two coal-fired units at its Petersburg Generating Station, and we take a look at what you can do to make sure your campfire fuel...

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On Air with IER: Episode 47
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-12-16
Description

This week: A major electricity supplier in Indiana plans to retire two coal-fired units at its Petersburg Generating Station, and we take a look at what you can do to make sure your campfire fuel...

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On Air with IER: Episode 48
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-01-06

This week: A group of researchers is reaching out to towns and cities across Indiana to create the first state-wide urban forest database, and we take a look at some bills introduced during the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 48
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-01-06
Description

This week: A group of researchers is reaching out to towns and cities across Indiana to create the first state-wide urban forest database, and we take a look at some bills introduced during the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 49
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-01-20

This week: IDEM investigates whether a company responsible for a chemical release in Lake Michigan and the Little Calumet River is accurately reporting water samples; we take a look at the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 49
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-01-20
Description

This week: IDEM investigates whether a company responsible for a chemical release in Lake Michigan and the Little Calumet River is accurately reporting water samples; we take a look at the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 5
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2018-12-03

This week: Two plans submitted by consecutive administrations, the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and the Trump administration's Affordable Clean Energy Rule, have different views on how the nation...

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On Air with IER: Episode 5
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2018-12-03
Description

This week: Two plans submitted by consecutive administrations, the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and the Trump administration's Affordable Clean Energy Rule, have different views on how the nation...

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On Air with IER: Episode 50
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-01-27

This week: The Trump administration has finalized a rule that limits which waterways are under federal Clean Water Act protections, and we look into whether Indiana's 2019 agricultural fortunes...

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On Air with IER: Episode 50
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-01-27
Description

This week: The Trump administration has finalized a rule that limits which waterways are under federal Clean Water Act protections, and we look into whether Indiana's 2019 agricultural fortunes...

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On Air with IER: Episode 51
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-02-03

This week: Indiana's youth climate leaders call for change in state's first Youth Climate Action Day, and we hear from opponents and proponents of a bill making its way through the Indiana...

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On Air with IER: Episode 51
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-02-03
Description

This week: Indiana's youth climate leaders call for change in state's first Youth Climate Action Day, and we hear from opponents and proponents of a bill making its way through the Indiana...

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On Air with IER: Episode 52
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-02-10

This week: A coalition of groups from the Great Lakes region say its members need more time to see how a change to one of the nation's first major federal environmental laws will affect them, and...

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On Air with IER: Episode 52
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-02-10
Description

This week: A coalition of groups from the Great Lakes region say its members need more time to see how a change to one of the nation's first major federal environmental laws will affect them, and...

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On Air with IER: Episode 53
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-02-24

This week: A U.S. company decides to stop selling an Indiana-made pesticide linked to "brain abnormalities" in children; we look at who won the first stage of a legal battle to prevent the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 53
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-02-24
Description

This week: A U.S. company decides to stop selling an Indiana-made pesticide linked to "brain abnormalities" in children; we look at who won the first stage of a legal battle to prevent the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 54
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-03-02

This week: A bipartisan bill making its way through the Indiana legislature seeks to limit the amount of PFAS firefighting foam used during training, and Congress grills the EPA administrator...

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On Air with IER: Episode 54
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-03-02
Description

This week: A bipartisan bill making its way through the Indiana legislature seeks to limit the amount of PFAS firefighting foam used during training, and Congress grills the EPA administrator...

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On Air with IER: Episode 55
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-03-09

This week: Two Indiana-based companies are in charge of destroying the DoD's PFAS firefighting foam, and Congress takes a crack at the nation's plastic waste crisis.

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On Air with IER: Episode 55
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-03-09
Description

This week: Two Indiana-based companies are in charge of destroying the DoD's PFAS firefighting foam, and Congress takes a crack at the nation's plastic waste crisis.

On Air with IER: Episode 56
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-03-30

This week: The NOAA predicts above-average levels of rainfall and flood risk this spring, the Department of Defense it has identified many more military installations in the U.S. that may be...

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On Air with IER: Episode 56
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-03-30
Description

This week: The NOAA predicts above-average levels of rainfall and flood risk this spring, the Department of Defense it has identified many more military installations in the U.S. that may be...

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On Air with IER: Episode 57
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-04-06

This week: Farmers face off against precipitation and pestilence to feed the country, and climate and medical professionals say there's a direct link between human health and the health of the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 57
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-04-06
Description

This week: Farmers face off against precipitation and pestilence to feed the country, and climate and medical professionals say there's a direct link between human health and the health of the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 58
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-04-13

This week: Both the U.S. EPA and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have adopted "enforcement discretion" policies that will allow some forms of environmental regulation...

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On Air with IER: Episode 58
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-04-13
Description

This week: Both the U.S. EPA and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have adopted "enforcement discretion" policies that will allow some forms of environmental regulation...

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On Air with IER: Episode 59
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-04-20

This week: Fallout from the COVID-19 crisis has dealt a serious economic blow to the clean energy industry. Plus, the combination of EPA's full-speed-ahead deregulation and COVID-19 "enforcement...

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On Air with IER: Episode 59
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-04-20
Description

This week: Fallout from the COVID-19 crisis has dealt a serious economic blow to the clean energy industry. Plus, the combination of EPA's full-speed-ahead deregulation and COVID-19 "enforcement...

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On Air with IER: Episode 6
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2018-12-10

This week: Citizen scientists help make sure your waterways stay healthy, and researchers find out if people are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly beer.

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On Air with IER: Episode 6
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
Stations
Date Aired
2018-12-10
Description

This week: Citizen scientists help make sure your waterways stay healthy, and researchers find out if people are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly beer.