The EPA says it's possible that the USS Lead site is contaminating the groundwater with arsenic and lead.

Solar advocates say it's not too late to take advantage of higher rates for net metering in Indiana. The state moved to phase down credits for solar customers who deliver excess energy to the grid - but those higher retail rates haven't expired yet.

Whether it's stronger hurricanes or long-lasting wildfires, the report says climate change is having an impact on extreme weather events across the country.

Tons of leaves can put excess nutrients in a stream or lake and reduce its oxygen levels. That can harm aquatic life or even making drinking water unsafe.

Residents questioned the EPA representatives about ongoing health hazards, groundwater contamination, and testing consistency across East Chicago's Superfund site.

Ballast water is sometimes blamed for introducing invasive species into new waterways - like the zebra mussel, which has cost the Great Lakes region billions of dollars.

Residents living in the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago will have opportunities to talk with the Environmental Protection Agency and learn more about its cleanup plans this month.

Indiana is also working to ban the sale of a host of invasive plants on land. The DNR expects to hold a public meeting about the ban in early December.

Officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are trying to keep a fatal deer disease from entering the state.

The report, one in a series from the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, predicts intense rainfall, increased flooding, and reduced snowfall throughout the 21st century.