Hello and welcome to Eco Report. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Michelle Higgs about how her time as a Community Organizer with Hoosier Action prepared her for her run for Indiana House District 60, which includes parts of Monroe County. The New York Times reports that global warming creates conditions …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, May 23rd, 2024. In today’s feature report, Civic Conversations welcomed Dr. Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Indiana University, about the impact of disinformation on elections and how it influences election politics. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 21st, 2024. Later in the program, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners denied a memorandum of understanding with the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation in the amount of $30,000. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a …

On this Fund Drive edition of Eco Report, Kade Young continues his discussion with Maggie Sullivan, Watershed Coordinator for the Friends of Lake Monroe. They will discuss  how healthy the lake is and how long it will survive. Inside Climate Change reports a federal program is expanding electric school bus fleets, but there are still …

In this week’s Eco Report feature, part 2 of WFHB Environmental Correspondent Robert Shull’s conversation with Marcia Veldman, founder of the South Central Indiana chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby.   Last week we introduced you to the world of plastic. Today, we will educate you on the categories of plastics, their chemical composition, properties and …

In this week’s Eco Report feature we hear from Elisa Pokral, Community Outreach Coordinator of the newly rebranded Waste Reduction District of Monroe County, in Part Two of a conversation with Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze.  Today brings the conclusion of the story of fishing in the oceans. We have seen tremendous changes in the fishing …

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In this week’s Eco Report feature we hear from Elisa Pokral, Community Outreach Coordinator of the newly rebranded Waste Reduction District of Monroe County, in a conversation with Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze. They discuss the District’s new name, their operations, services, programs and events happening this spring.  Planting trees within cities is a popular plan to …

In this week’s Eco Report feature, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Robert Shull speaks with Dan Vest, Monroe County Animal Management Officer, about animal control, what his job entails and how much he loves his job. PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances commonly called “forever chemicals” are toxic chemicals that are dangerous to human health, accumulate in nature and …

This week’s Eco Report feature is part four of Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze’s interview with Sam Carpenter, the new Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council, on legislation proposed to lawmakers of the Indiana General Assembly in this year’s non-budget Legislative Session. The full four-part interview will be available online after the show as an …

Giovanni Perez from Monroe County United Ministries shares information and services provided in Spanish for the Hispanic and Latino population of Monroe County. Escucha el programa en español para saber más información sobre los servicios y apoyos en español para la comunidad Hispana y Latina de Bloomington.

Coming up in this edition of Eco Report, Agrivoltaics and Climate Resilience as Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze brings us Part Three of his discussion with Sam Carpenter on bills opposed and backed by the Hoosier Environmental Council in the 2024 Legislative Session. The full four-part interview will be available online after the show as an …

Blue Bee Eco Media host Zyro Roze speaks with Sam Carpenter, the new Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council about legislation supported or opposed by the HEC in the current non-budget Legislative Session of Indiana State Government. This full interview was aired as a series of news segments on WFHB Local News and WFHB’s …

Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For WFHB, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Robert Shull. Later in the program, we will listen to Part 2 by Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze as he speaks with a homesteader and sustainability educator from Spencer, Indiana about her life journey in academia and as a nature lover from a young …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, November 30th, 2023. Later in the program, Civic Conversations – a collaboration between WFHB and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County. This month, we are joined by Health Officer Dr. Clark Brittain and Board Member George Hegeman of the Monroe County Health Department …

Hello and welcome to Eco Report. For WFHB, I’m Julianna Dailey.  And I’m Frank Marshalek. In today’s program, we learn more about restoring social sustainability from eco architect and village builder Mark Lakeman of Planet Repair, inspired by his expeditions into indigenous communities to reconnect isolated Americans by implementing neighborhood place making projects. That’s coming …

Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For WFHB, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Frank Marshalek. Coming up later in this edition of Eco Report, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze gets an update from Steven Stewart of the Indiana Forest Alliance on a new attempt at prescribed burning and logging proposed for the Lake Monroe watershed. And now …

Hello and welcome to Eco Report. For WFHB, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Cynthia Roberts. Coming up in this edition of Eco Report, we have Part Two of a conversation between Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze and eco architect Mark Lakeman on the human ecology of place making and building tiny home ecovillages for the unhoused …

Hello and welcome to Eco Report. For WFHB, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Frank Marshalek. Coming up in this edition of Eco Report, we learn about the human ecology of place making and building ecovillages for the unhoused community as Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze explores urban permaculture solutions for societal problems with eco architect Mark …

Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Noelle Herhusky-Schneider. In this edition of Eco Report, we will learn about sustainability measures taken by Jeff Mease of One World Enterprises to green his local food businesses in the second half of a recent interview with Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze. That’s coming up …

Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I am Cynthia Roberts. Later in this half hour, we hear from Marilyn Bauchat of Uplands Network, an aspect of the Hoosier Chapter of the Sierra Club, about their conservation initiatives and upcoming events. And now for your environmental reports: Inside Clean Energy reports …

Last night, nearly 80 Bloomington residents stood on the front lawn of the Monroe County Courthouse to express their frustration with Indiana’s abortion ban. With signs held in the air saying, “Keep abortion legal”, residents mourned the loss of reproductive healthcare in Indiana. The event, sponsored by Hoosier Jews for Choice, Indiana NOW Chapters, and …

In September 2022, Indiana passed Senate Bill 1, which banned abortion in all circumstances except for rape and incest up to 10 weeks post-fertilization, and serious fetal anomalies or health risks to the mother’s life up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. The bill also eliminates all abortion clinics in the state and requires all abortions to …

Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Cynthia Roberts. Later in the program, we conclude with Part Four of a series by Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze from an interview with Bill Brown of the Environmental Resilience Institute or E-R-I of Indiana University on how E-R-I assists institutions, communities, organizations, businesses …

From 7 to 9 p.m., WFHB News gave live updates on the mayor’s race from inside the Cascades Inn, where the Monroe County Democratic Party hosted its Primary Election Day watch party. You will hear the WFHB Newsroom provide updates on the race throughout the night and deliver the final results of the local primary, …

Update: According to reporting by the Indiana Daily Student, Declan Farley announced late last month that he will be leaving IU. Protesters gathered for a march and town hall in Bloomington to demonstrate against Indiana University’s response to recent acts of discrimination. On January 14th, IU student Declan Farley posted a TikTok about harassment he …

You’re listening to Activate –  narratives from people making positive change – done in collaboration with the Bloomington Volunteer Network. Today’s episode features Susan Seizer and Leslie Davis of Wheelie Women with the Mobility Aids Lending Library (MALL). We turn now to the latest installment of Activate on the WFHB Local News. The City of …

In September of 2022, an Indiana University student burned and vandalized a sacred Jewish object at a student’s home. The object in question, a mezuzah, symbolizes to the outside world the occupants’ relationship with God and their home as a Jewish household.  The article states the Bloomington Police have the suspect in custody, and if …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, November 10th, 2022. Later in the program, Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Indiana Republicans secured every statewide race in the …

Five years ago, Westchester on the Move, A disability rights organization headquartered in Westchester, filed a lawsuit against transportation company Lyft, in which the organization asserted that Lyft was violating the Americans with Disabilities by not providing Wheelchair Accessible vehicles that accommodate customers with non-foldable wheelchairs. According to an August 22 report by NBC News, …

On September 25th, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition voted ‘no’ on strike authorization with a 91 percent majority. The union voted ‘yes’ on setting a future strike date if negotiations with the university fail.  To provide insight into the graduate workers union, WFHB News spoke with Anne Kavalerchik, member of the Coordinating Committee for the …

Head trauma in sports like football has been a growing concern in the sports world. This has been partially fueled by the discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive brain disease resulting from too much head trauma. There have been numerous studies on the effects of head trauma in sports. For Dr. Kei Kawata, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 30th, 2021. Over the next two weeks, we will take a look back at the stories we covered in the year 2021. In today’s episode, we will review field reports from the last year. You will hear a public opinion poll of the Astroworld tragedy, activists …

An Indiana University sports media scholar weighs in on the diplomatic boycott against China in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The United States will not send officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a protest to China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses.”  Human rights groups accuse …

Welcome to the October edition of Prescription for Healthcare on WFHB Community Radio in collaboration with Medicare for All Indiana.  Today, hosts Karen Green Stone and Dr. Rob Stone continue their conversation with Dr. Ed Weisbart, a retired family physician from St. Louis and chair of the Missouri chapter of Physicians for a National Health …

Welcome to the October edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County. In today’s podcast, host Jim Allison speaks with Simone Smith, the winning contestant in the League of Women Voters Brown County’s essay contest on redistricting, and Shari Frank, the president …