The House approved the measure Tuesday and sent it to the Senate, where a vote is expected later this week. It includes $320 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Indiana college Republicans have joined other young conservatives in a climate campaign. Young Conservatives for Carbon Dividends urges Republican lawmakers to pass a carbon tax.

Two environmental groups made good on their promise to sue steelmaker ArcelorMittal on Wednesday.

The groups first threatened suit in May when the Fish and Wildlife Service missed its deadline to respond to their petition to list the lake sturgeon. The agency has since responded, but now its missed its next deadline in the process.

Indianapolis Power & Light plans to close two of its four coal units at its Petersburg plant by 2023. But environmentalists say IPL needs to move away from coal more quickly.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, is accepting proposals for a study to help its recycling board better understand how local recycling influences the state economy.

State officials have known about the old Hougland Tomato Cannery for some time. But until last week, they didn't have enough data about the contaminated groundwater from the cannery to map it out.

A group of Franklin residents is suing the company they believe may be responsible for rare child cancers in the area. The class-action lawsuit was filed against Amphenol on Tuesday in a federal district court.

The company reported the release to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on Wednesday night.

Purdue University researchers say migratory bird populations are going down because of climate change and habitat loss but urban and suburban Hoosiers can help.