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Introduction
Welcome to Episode 70 of the IER Podcast hosted by Enrique Saenz.
1:21
EPA Proposes Removing 671 East Chicago Homes from Superfund List
By Enrique Saenz
East Chicago residents are concerned about a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to remove hundreds of homes from a list tracking the nation’s most contaminated sites.
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Intermission
A roundup of recent climate and environmental related headlines from around the world.
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Gas flaring rises to highest level since 2009
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21 state attorneys general sue over new Trump water rule
Link for the second story.
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA Lake County Ozone Designation, Orders Redo of Porter County Designation
By Enrique Saenz
A federal appeals court has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to redo or review its ozone air quality designations in several states, including one for Porter County, but said a 2018 ruling for Lake County still stands.