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Introduction
Welcome to Episode 17 of the IER Podcast hosted by Alexa Chryssovergis.
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Jobs vs. Health? Controversial Coal-To-Diesel Plant Would Be First in U.S.
By Beth Edwards
The nation's first coal-to-diesel plant is well on its way to calling Spencer County, Indiana home.
But, town residents are split as to whether they should allow it to happen.
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Intermission
A roundup of recent climate and environmental related headlines from around the world.
Link for the first story.
Link for the second story.
Link for the third story.
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EPA Releases Annual Superfund Report
By Enrique Saenz
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says in 2018 it deleted 18 full and four partial sites from its Superfund National Priorities List, the largest number of deletions in one year since 2005.
But the positive trend was absent in Indiana.