Despite Efforts To Stop Drift, Dicamba Complaints Up
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Habitat Jimmy Carter Works Project Comes To Indiana Next Month
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A former US President is headed to Indiana next month. But he won't be speaking - he'll be building. St. Joseph County's Habitat for Humanity is hosting a Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Works Project. Indiana Public Broadcasting's Barb Anguiano reports on how one soon-to-be Habitat homeowner is preparing“People come in all the time in shorts and a t-shirt, it’s summer, they’re trying to escape that heat,” says tour guide Morgan Thomas. “They’re very surprised when they learn that it’s 56 year round.”
Need A Place To Stay Cool? Try Going Underground
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It'll be another hot weekend in Indiana and that leaves Hoosiers looking to find different ways to stay cool. In southern Indiana, some are going underground to beat the heat. Indiana Public Broadcasting's Lindsey Wright reports. On a sweltering summer day, about 20 people are lined up, ready“Our hope was that these numbers would be closer to zero or single digits, but we’re ahead of last year’s pace,” says Scott.
Despite Efforts To Stop Drift, Dicamba Complaints Up
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Half way through the year, complaints about the weed killer dicamba are increasing. This could mean efforts to stop the chemical from drifting across property lines aren’t working. The Office of the Indiana State Chemist received almost 70 complaints about dicamba so far this year. That's up