Indiana Broadcast History Archive

Title Station Date Aired Description
On Air with IER: Episode 60
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-04-27

This week: An Indiana University survey finds that only 1 in 5 Hoosiers thought a pandemic was possible, and northwestern Indiana residents are concerned a plan to close several coal ash ponds may...

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On Air with IER: Episode 60
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
Stations
Date Aired
2020-04-27
Description

This week: An Indiana University survey finds that only 1 in 5 Hoosiers thought a pandemic was possible, and northwestern Indiana residents are concerned a plan to close several coal ash ponds may...

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On Air with IER: Episode 61
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-05-04

This week: We get a first look at which companies are asking IDEM for leniency during the COVID-19 crisis, and people living near the Michigan City Generating Station prepare their response to a...

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On Air with IER: Episode 61
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-05-04
Description

This week: We get a first look at which companies are asking IDEM for leniency during the COVID-19 crisis, and people living near the Michigan City Generating Station prepare their response to a...

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On Air with IER: Episode 62
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-05-18

This week: More than half a dozen Indiana communities will take the first steps in cleaning up potentially contaminated plots of land, and parts of two Indiana cities have met federal air quality...

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On Air with IER: Episode 62
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-05-18
Description

This week: More than half a dozen Indiana communities will take the first steps in cleaning up potentially contaminated plots of land, and parts of two Indiana cities have met federal air quality...

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On Air with IER: Episode 63
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-05-25

This week: Monroe County officials and two environmental groups sue to stop the U.S. Forest Service from implementing a plan they say could pollute Lake Monroe, and changes to a chemical reporting...

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On Air with IER: Episode 63
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-05-25
Description

This week: Monroe County officials and two environmental groups sue to stop the U.S. Forest Service from implementing a plan they say could pollute Lake Monroe, and changes to a chemical reporting...

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On Air with IER: Episode 64
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-06-08

This week: Researchers from Midwestern universities say the region needs to transform its current agricultural system to survive in the current century, and new survey results find a majority of...

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On Air with IER: Episode 64
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-06-08
Description

This week: Researchers from Midwestern universities say the region needs to transform its current agricultural system to survive in the current century, and new survey results find a majority of...

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On Air with IER: Episode 65
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-06-15

This week: A federal court ordered the EPA to ban the sale of three dicamba herbicides after understating the products risks and understating their damage, plus Congress hears how environmental...

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On Air with IER: Episode 65
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-06-15
Description

This week: A federal court ordered the EPA to ban the sale of three dicamba herbicides after understating the products risks and understating their damage, plus Congress hears how environmental...

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On Air with IER: Episode 66
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-06-22

This week: A coalition of groups from across the nation threaten to sue the EPA unless it reviews flare standards for the first time in three decades, and a Goshen man faces multiple charges for...

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On Air with IER: Episode 66
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-06-22
Description

This week: A coalition of groups from across the nation threaten to sue the EPA unless it reviews flare standards for the first time in three decades, and a Goshen man faces multiple charges for...

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On Air with IER: Episode 67
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-07-06

This week: A legal battle between IDEM and the EPA over the air quality designation for a small part of Huntington County could get even more complicated after three groups threaten to sue over...

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On Air with IER: Episode 67
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-07-06
Description

This week: A legal battle between IDEM and the EPA over the air quality designation for a small part of Huntington County could get even more complicated after three groups threaten to sue over...

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On Air with IER: Episode 68
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-07-13

This week: A group of scientists say a family of thousands of persistent and potentially toxic chemicals known as PFAS should be treated as a single chemical class to improve the efficiency and...

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On Air with IER: Episode 68
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-07-13
Description

This week: A group of scientists say a family of thousands of persistent and potentially toxic chemicals known as PFAS should be treated as a single chemical class to improve the efficiency and...

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On Air with IER: Episode 69
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-07-20

This week: Once known for the healing power of its spring-fed spas, the city of Martinsville, Indiana now faces the specter of health threats caused by the contamination of its water supply.

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On Air with IER: Episode 69
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-07-20
Description

This week: Once known for the healing power of its spring-fed spas, the city of Martinsville, Indiana now faces the specter of health threats caused by the contamination of its water supply.

On Air with IER: Episode 7
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2018-12-17

This week: A Chinese law threatens to reduce the number of endangered Amur tigers in the wild, and your choice of Christmas tree could make a significant environmental and economic...

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On Air with IER: Episode 7
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2018-12-17
Description

This week: A Chinese law threatens to reduce the number of endangered Amur tigers in the wild, and your choice of Christmas tree could make a significant environmental and economic...

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On Air with IER: Episode 70
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-07-27

This week: East Chicago residents are concerned the EPA will delist 671 properties from the Superfund National Priorities List before all health threats are removed, and a court has ordered the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 70
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-07-27
Description

This week: East Chicago residents are concerned the EPA will delist 671 properties from the Superfund National Priorities List before all health threats are removed, and a court has ordered the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 71
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-08-03

This week: The EPA finalized a rule that could delay the closure of toxic coal ash ponds in Indiana and elsewhere, and new survey results find that race plays a role in how Hoosiers experience and...

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On Air with IER: Episode 71
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-08-03
Description

This week: The EPA finalized a rule that could delay the closure of toxic coal ash ponds in Indiana and elsewhere, and new survey results find that race plays a role in how Hoosiers experience and...

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On Air with IER: Episode 72
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-08-10

This week: The EPA wants to know what you think about a plan to clean up a toxic Superfund site in Martinsville, a coalition in northwestern Indiana gives out awards for clean air contributions,...

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On Air with IER: Episode 72
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-08-10
Description

This week: The EPA wants to know what you think about a plan to clean up a toxic Superfund site in Martinsville, a coalition in northwestern Indiana gives out awards for clean air contributions,...

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On Air with IER: Episode 73
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-08-17

This week: Youth activists from West Lafayette want Purdue University to commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, and the IDEM commissioner speaks about the agency's actions during the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 73
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-08-17
Description

This week: Youth activists from West Lafayette want Purdue University to commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, and the IDEM commissioner speaks about the agency's actions during the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 74
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-08-25

This week: IER's Beth takes a look at complicated legacy of large scale farming in Indiana. It helps farmers stay in business and gets food to stores, but at what cost?

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On Air with IER: Episode 74
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
Stations
Date Aired
2020-08-25
Description

This week: IER's Beth takes a look at complicated legacy of large scale farming in Indiana. It helps farmers stay in business and gets food to stores, but at what cost?

On Air with IER: Episode 75
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-08-31

This week: We take at the ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, LLC steel mill. The facility recently had a big win in air quality, but is also under investigation for how it and its contracted laboratory...

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On Air with IER: Episode 75
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-08-31
Description

This week: We take at the ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, LLC steel mill. The facility recently had a big win in air quality, but is also under investigation for how it and its contracted laboratory...

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On Air with IER: Episode 76
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-09-07

This week: EPA's Region 5 is refuting a new report by the EPA's Office of the Inspector General that may have found major record keeping issues, Indianapolis Power & Light has settled a lawsuit...

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On Air with IER: Episode 76
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-09-07
Description

This week: EPA's Region 5 is refuting a new report by the EPA's Office of the Inspector General that may have found major record keeping issues, Indianapolis Power & Light has settled a lawsuit...

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On Air with IER: Episode 77
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-09-14

This week: IDEM closes the door on ephemeral streams protection in Indiana, and COVID-19 slows the military's transition to a PFAS-free firefighting foam.

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On Air with IER: Episode 77
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
Stations
Date Aired
2020-09-14
Description

This week: IDEM closes the door on ephemeral streams protection in Indiana, and COVID-19 slows the military's transition to a PFAS-free firefighting foam.

On Air with IER: Episode 78
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-10-05

This week: The new owners of several steel mills in Indiana promise a "greener and more socially responsible" future for the facilities, Gov. Eric Holcomb awards six environmental excellence...

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On Air with IER: Episode 78
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-10-05
Description

This week: The new owners of several steel mills in Indiana promise a "greener and more socially responsible" future for the facilities, Gov. Eric Holcomb awards six environmental excellence...

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On Air with IER: Episode 79
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-10-12

This week: The COVID-19 crisis is making more Hoosiers energy insecure, and Indiana lawmakers discuss a draft bill that could set the foundation for carbon offset trading in the state.

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On Air with IER: Episode 79
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
Stations
Date Aired
2020-10-12
Description

This week: The COVID-19 crisis is making more Hoosiers energy insecure, and Indiana lawmakers discuss a draft bill that could set the foundation for carbon offset trading in the state.

On Air with IER: Episode 8
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2019-01-07

This week: Millions of servicemembers and their families may have been exposed to chemicals linked to potentially deadly health conditions, and an Indianapolis group specializes in turning...

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On Air with IER: Episode 8
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2019-01-07
Description

This week: Millions of servicemembers and their families may have been exposed to chemicals linked to potentially deadly health conditions, and an Indianapolis group specializes in turning...

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On Air with IER: Episode 80
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-10-26

This week: The EPA has removed all or parts of 27 Superfund sites, including three Indiana sites, from the National Priorities List. Is the contamination threat at those sites really gone? Plus,...

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On Air with IER: Episode 80
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On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-10-26
Description

This week: The EPA has removed all or parts of 27 Superfund sites, including three Indiana sites, from the National Priorities List. Is the contamination threat at those sites really gone? Plus,...

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On Air with IER: Episode 81
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-11-09

This week: The EPA approved the registration of three dicamba products, despite previous federal court decisions invalidating earlier registrations and a growing number of complaints about the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 81
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-11-09
Description

This week: The EPA approved the registration of three dicamba products, despite previous federal court decisions invalidating earlier registrations and a growing number of complaints about the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 82
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
2020-11-23

This week: A new EPA proposal seeks to stop air pollution from upwind states like Indiana from crossing into downwind states and contributing to their pollution, and a federal judge ordered the...

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On Air with IER: Episode 82
Collection
On Air with Indiana Environmental Reporter Podcast
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Date Aired
2020-11-23
Description

This week: A new EPA proposal seeks to stop air pollution from upwind states like Indiana from crossing into downwind states and contributing to their pollution, and a federal judge ordered the...

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