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Toxic waste dumped, legislative update, aquaculture | Indiana Newsdesk

Roachdale, Indiana residents were worried that soil from East Palestine might contain highly toxic dioxins.
Roachdale, Indiana residents were worried that soil from East Palestine might contain highly toxic dioxins.

Coming up on  Indiana Newsdesk:

Hundreds of trucks carrying toxic waste from the Ohio train derailment are arriving in Indiana. Hoosiers are outraged. Ahead, what’s in the waste and what precautions are being put in place to make sure residents are safe.

It’s the halfway point of the 2023 legislative session. Coming up, we catch up on the status of bills intended to support public health to measures banning gender affirming care for minors.

Then, as the global population increases, we’ll have to find additional sources of food. Some industry experts see opportunity in the Hoosier state with indoor shrimp farming. Aquaculture could be the way forward for those looking for niche ways of producing fresh seafood in the land-locked state… but it’s slow to catch on.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, Friday at 6 on  Indiana Newsdesk.

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren