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February 10, 2020
NAACP: Vote Down Bill That Would Delay Coal Plant Closures
The Indiana NAACP says keeping coal plants open longer would negatively affect the health of low-income and minority communities in the state.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
Judge: Indiana Agency Violated Rules On Factory Permit
An administrative law judge ruled Indianas environmental agency broke its own public comment rules when it issued an air pollution permit for a planned $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel plant in Spencer County.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2020
Youth Climate Action Inspires Proposed State Climate Resolution
Hundreds of kids from all over the state gathered at the Indiana Statehouse for Youth Climate Action Day.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2020
Professor: Many Of Indiana's Bats Are 'Dropping Like Flies'
A longtime bat researcher has noticed that some species have become hard or impossible to find. The primary cause is white-nose syndrome, an exotic infectious disease associated with a fungus introduced to the Albany, N.Y., area from Europe in 2006. It has spread west ever since, killing bats by the millions.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2020
Bill Would Make It Harder To Retire Coal Plants In Indiana
The bill's author says utilities are relying more and more on renewable energy sources and the energy marketplace -- and that could threaten reliability.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2020
How Can Cities And You Prepare For More Flooding Due To Climate Change?
Climate change in Indiana will mean more rain in the winter and spring. Because there are fewer plants at that time of year to soak up all of that water, that will mean more flooding.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2020
State Says ArcelorMittal Distorted Chemical Test Results After Cyanide Spill
In a letter to ArcelorMittal this week, IDEM says the northwest Indiana facility has been retesting when test results are higher than they should be. ArcelorMittal denies the accusations.
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2020
NPCA: U.S. Steel Not Doing Enough To Protect Indiana Dunes National Park
A parks advocacy group says U.S. Steel's revised consent decree doesn't ensure protections for Indiana Dunes National Park.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2019
Purdue: Climate Change Hurts Indiana Fish
Climate change is causing populations of Indiana's coldwater fish, the cisco, to drop, says a Purdue University wildlife ecologist.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2019
Disease-Carrying Coastal Tick Found In Indiana
Indiana University researchers have spotted a tick rarely seen in the state. The Gulf Coast tick is usually found along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. But researchers say it's moving north and climate change could be the cause.
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