ON AIR WITH IER: EPISODE 82

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 FDA to complete an environmental analysis for genetically engineered salmon raised in Albany, Indiana.
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November 23, 2020
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Introduction

Welcome to Episode 82 of the IER Podcast!

1:11

EPA Proposes Rule Limiting Indiana, Other States’ Contribution to Downwind Ozone Pollution

By Enrique Saenz

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is revising a rule that limits ozone air pollution from upwind states, including Indiana, that contribute to air pollution problems in downwind states on the east coast.

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7:22

Intermission

A roundup of recent climate and environmental related headlines from around the world.

  1. Electric company lobbyists charged with trying to bribe Illinois official

Link for the first story.

  1. Forest Service revises environmental policy review rules

Link for the second story.

  1. Veterans, Gold Star Families to get lifetime free access to national parks, refuges

Link for the third story.

10:42

FDA Ordered to Complete Environmental Assessment of Genetically Engineered Salmon

By Enrique Saenz

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration must complete an analysis of potential environmental consequences of genetically engineered salmon produced in Canada and raised in Indiana.

Read the full story.

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