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White River Bridge Project, Critical Blood Shortage, Advocates Worry U.S. Steel Polluting Community, Indiana Colleges Adjust to New Intellectual Diversity Law
September 05, 2024
Work on a new downtown bridge project is expected to start this week. There is a critical blood shortage in the U.S. especially for ethnic and racial minorities. Activists in northwest Indiana worry U.S. Steel in Gary could use plastic pellets in its steelmaking process, further polluting an already overburdened community. Senate Enrolled Act 202 requires intellectual diversity in the classroom, and it carries stern potential penalties for professors.
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