On Air with IER: Episode 17

This week: The nation's first coal-to-diesel plant is well on its way to being built in Dale, Indiana, but residents are split as to whether they should allow it to happen. PLUS, we take a look at how Indiana fared in this year's EPA Superfund report.
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March 26, 2019
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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.

Read the full story.

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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.

Read the full story.

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