On Air with IER: Episode 94

On a new and improved On Air with IER: Tell City residents say a former General Electric plant is a risk to human health and property values; a proposed natural gas pipeline could impact plants and wildlife in southern Indiana; and South Bend renegotiates a deal to save hundreds of millions of dollars and protect water quality.
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September 20, 2021
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Introduction

Welcome to Episode 94 of the (new and improved) IER Podcast!

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Tell City families sue General Electric over contamination from former plant

By Enrique Saenz

Families living near a former General Electric factory in Tell City have filed a lawsuit against the company claiming lower property values and a risk to human health because of contaminants released from the plant into the environment.

Read the full story here.

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Opposition grows to proposed natural gas pipeline

By Enrique Saenz

Environmental and consumer advocacy organizations have come out against a proposed natural gas pipeline project that would link potential gas-fired electric units to a natural gas network.

Read the full story here.

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News In Brief

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

EPA finds bee-killing pesticides harm most endangered species
Read the story here.

EPA appoints two Hoosiers to local government committee
Read the story here.

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South Bend, DOJ to Seek Public Comment on Amended E. coli Treatment Agreement

By Enrique Saenz

The U.S. Department of Justice will soon seek public comments on an amendment to a 2012 agreement that would revise how the city of South Bend treats its water for E. coli bacteria.

Read the full story here.

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