On Air with IER: Episode 110

This week: A federal court blocked a multi state effort aided by Indiana’s attorney general to help oil companies gain an advantage in a major climate change lawsuit, and the EPA lays out its plan to clean up a contaminated site in Franklin believed by residents to be contributing to an uptick in child cancer cases.
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May 31, 2022
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Introduction

Welcome to Episode 110 of the IER Podcast!

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Federal Court Denies Indiana AG-aided Attempt to Review Major Climate Change Lawsuit

By Enrique Saenz

A federal appeals court blocked a multi-state effort aided by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to help major petrochemical companies appeal a decision to give a Maryland state court jurisdiction over a major climate change lawsuit.

Read the full story here.

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Indiana Poll Shows Hoosiers Support Protection of Wetlands Across Party Lines

By Enrique Saenz

A recent state-wide poll indicates that Hoosiers support protecting the state’s wetlands across party lines and do not want those protections weakened.

Read the full story here.

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EPA announces proposed cleanup plan for Amphenol/Franklin Power Products site

By Enrique Saenz

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced several possible options to clean up toxic contamination at and around a former industrial site in Franklin, Indiana believed by residents to be the cause of dozens of cases of cancer in children.

Read the full story here.

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