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Sarah Bowman

Sarah Bowman

Environment Investigative Reporter at The Indianapolis Star

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  • English
Covering topics
  • Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Environment

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Scrub Hub: Here's how to keep birds from flying into your windows and dying

For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we are looking at what causes birds to strike windows and how you can help protect our feathered friends.
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Scrub Hub: Are those beavers swimming in the Indianapolis Canal? Pr...

Many residents have been wondering about the animal they saw swimming in the canal? This week's Scrub Hub has the answer: likely a muskrat.
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Indiana company fined $35M for inhumane treatment of over 4,000 dog...

An Indianapolis-based company pleaded guilty Monday to animal welfare and water pollution crimes in which more than 4,000 beagles suffered.
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Here's why cleanup project left Indiana town exposed to harmful was...

Residents in a northern Indiana town were left exposed to potentially cancer-causing coal ash for nearly a decade after an error in the cleanup plan.
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Scrub Hub: Are your asthma and allergies getting worse? This might ...

For this edition of the Scrub Hub, and in honor of May being Asthma Awareness Month, we are looking into how asthma and allergies may be getting worse.
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The future of EVs could come down to this charging project in India...

A quarter-mile stretch of state highway in West Lafayette could help shape the future of electric vehicles in the U.S. and around the world.
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Indiana AG Todd Rokita files lawsuit against 22 manufacturers of to...

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit against 22 manufacturers of toxic forever chemicals, claiming they deceived Hoosiers.
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You'll be surprised how much leaky faucets may cost you every year ...

A leaky faucet or toilet can send thousands of gallons of water, and a lot of money, down the drain every year. Here’s how to check and fix them.
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Indiana, Purdue installing wireless charging for EVs on highway in ...

Work will begin soon on the first segment of highway in the U.S. that will wirelessly charge electric vehicles as they travel.
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CenterPoint Energy wants to raise customer bills by nearly $90 a month

Nearly 80 people spoke for nine hours at a public meeting on CenterPoint Energy’s rate hike request of nearly $90 per month saying it’s just too much.
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PFAS, wetlands, bobcats: How the environment fared in the 2024 sess...

As Indiana’s 2024 legislative session wrapped up, there were some wins for the environment and Hoosier public health. But also some tough losses.
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Pregnant Indiana women have traces of toxic weedkiller in their uri...

Not only did more pregnant women have traces of a weedkiller in their systems, the concentrations were four time higher than found 10 years ago.
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Is it in or out? PFAS rule change in limbo as legislature winds dow...

Toxic PFAS chemicals are already in numerous waterways and public drinking water systems across the state, so why are lawmakers trying to cut rules?
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Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic forever chemicals gets ...

Indiana lawmakers have brought back language from a bill that would cut protections from toxic forever chemicals, leaving Hoosiers at risk.
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AES wants customers to pay $84M for new billing system causing prob...

Last year, AES Indiana upgraded its system to improve the customer experience. Since the switch, thousands of ratepayers have had billing issues.
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Farm facts: Indiana produces more ducks, popcorn than any other sta...

The latest USDA agriculture census is out, and you may be surprised by some of the crops that Indiana farmers are raising.
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Coal ash is toxic and could be buried all around us. What that mean...

Indiana’s history as a major coal producer, as well as its reliance on coal for power, means the state has some of the most coal ash in U.S.
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EPA: Cancer risk from coal ash higher than previously revealed. Cou...

Harmful byproduct of burning coal for power has been used as construction fill for decades, but no one kept track of where it went.
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Toxic PFAS chemicals are in all our blood. Here's what that means -...

Toxic PFAS chemicals are in the environment all around us, and even in us. Some states are tightening regulations; Indiana wants to weakening them.
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Indiana bill cutting protections from toxic PFAS chemicals appears ...

After hours of testimony against bill that would cut protections from toxic PFAS chemicals, the measure appears to die in committee.
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Green burials grow in popularity as people want sustainable options...

For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we are answering questions about green burials: What are they and how do they work?