Southern Indiana is a sacrifice zone. This page collects media coverage related to SWICQL’s work, as well as resources about environmental and public health issues in southwestern Indiana.
Resources
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Report Back on Environment and Health
Environment and Health in Southwestern Indiana - Community Report Back on the collaboration between SWICQL and IU Bloomington scientists Dr. Kate Eddens, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Dr. Annie Shattuck, Department of Geography. Presented April 7th 2026 at Dale Lincoln Heritage Library.
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Associated Press Report
Southwestern Indiana is the subject of an Associated Press report.
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SWICQL's air monitoring makes national news!
The Associated Press did a feature story on SWICQL’s air monitoring program. The story was also picked up by the LA Times. Click below to read the coverage.
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SWICQL Members interviewed for national radio show
Norma Kreilein, M.D., Mary Hess, and Rock Emmert were interviewed by David DeRose, M.D., host and executive producer of American Indian and Alaska Native Living Radio. The interview was released March 17, 2025.
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Superpolluters - a documentary film from the Center for Public Integrity
Superpolluters, a film by the Center for Public Integrity, outlines the challenges with air quality in Southwest Indiana.
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Victory! State pulls permit for Coal-to-Diesel Refinery in Dale
August 3, 2023 - After more than five years, the fight over a controversial coal-to-diesel plant in Southern Indiana may finally have come to an end...
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Letter: Public health and our environmental sacrifice zone in rural Southern Indiana
In 2024, U.S. News and World Report rated Indiana worst in the nation for Natural Environment. Southern Indiana is in fact an environmental sacrifice zone….