Recycling advocates are urging leaders to re-evaluate Indiana's recycling system, which they say is plagued with issues including a lack of locally sourced recycling material for businesses and landfills filling with recyclable goods.

The population of monarch butterflies that migrates through Indiana went up by 144 percent last year.

This latest cold snap could kill some emerald ash borer populations in northern states like Minnesota. But in warmer states like Indiana, the invasive borer is one resilient bug.

Due to the government shutdown, the EPA canceled a public meeting on the cleanup three weeks ago.

Trevor's Law aims to update the federal guidelines for investigating cancer clusters. But it is unclear if the law will do what the parents hope it will.

In the past decade, as many as 24 children in the small city of Franklin were diagnosed with rare cancers. Their parents want the federal government to declare a cancer cluster and investigate. But defining a cancer cluster - so it can be investigated - is complicated.

The ordinance approved last week by Delaware County Commissioners was prompted by a proposed 10,560-head hog farm that's currently tied up in court.

Residents are concerned about a contingency that allows the agency to use a less stringent cleanup plan if the city moves forward with industrial, instead of residential, redevelopment.

WFYI's Taylor Bennett speaks with Department of Metropolitan Development Director Emily Mack about the final series of public input meetings on the White River Vision Plan and what's ahead for the river in Indianapolis and Hamilton County.

Hemp legislation will be sent to the Senate after being passed out of the Commerce and Technology Committee Thursday.