ON AIR WITH IER: EPISODE 81

This week: The EPA approved the registration of three dicamba products, despite previous federal court decisions invalidating earlier registrations and a growing number of complaints about the products’ safety. Plus, new research from Purdue University and an international team of researchers finds the same clouds that have helped Indiana feed the world could also be speaking volumes about the effect our actions have on the earth’s climate.

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Introduction

Welcome to Episode 81 of the IER Podcast!

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EPA Approves Dicamba Products Banned by Federal Court

By Enrique Saenz

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the registration of three dicamba-based herbicides, despite previous federal court decisions invalidating earlier registrations and a growing number of complaints about the products’ safety.

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Intermission

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

EPA announces installation of monitoring wells at Kokomo Superfund site

Link for the first story.

Purdue Wildlife Ecology Professor Wins National Teaching Award

Link for the second story.

NIPSCO announces new solar projects in central Indiana

Link for the third story.

9:38

Clouds and Climate Change

By Enrique Saenz

New research from an international team of scientists, including from Purdue University, provides insights into how natural and human-made particles affect precipitation and climate change.

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