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January 18, 2018
Chicago Group Sues US Steel Over Indiana Plant's Discharges
U.S. Steel says the lawsuit is "unnecessary" because it's cooperated with "government and regulatory entities to swiftly remediate" the plant's issues.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2018
Indiana Well Field Proposed As EPA Cleanup Priority
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management referred the Wheeler well field in Anderson to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for long-term cleanup funding.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2017
Soil Sampling To Continue In Martindale-Brightwood Neighborhood
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finished removing lead-contaminated soil from 101 properties at the American Lead site in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood of Indianapolis.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2017
Indiana Solar Faces Challenges At Federal, State Levels
A state law and an international trade case could make solar more expensive for some Hoosiers.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2017
Indiana Superfund Site Added To High Priority EPA List
The agency will accelerate cleanup at 21 sites across the country.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2017
Farmers Get Ag-gressive On Soil Health
Hoosier farmers planted more than 1 million acres of cover crops in 2016 - which can promote better soil health.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2017
EPA To Clean Another East Chicago Industrial Site
The former DuPont site is not a Superfund, but is contaminated with lead and arsenic, as well as zinc and cadmium.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2017
Climate Change Could Be Costlier For Farmers, Study Finds
The study updates the social cost of carbon, which previously relied on some data from the 1980s.
Read MoreNovember 14, 2017
Farmers Seek Delay For Hazardous Air Emission Rule
An EPA rule would require animal farmers to reports certain air emissions above a certain amount.
Read MoreNovember 13, 2017
IU To Turn GHG Emissions Into Plant Fertilizer
The system is scheduled to come online by spring of 2018.
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