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April 18, 2017
Beaches Reopened At Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Following Spill
The park service says water and beach sand samples taken last week came back below laboratory reporting limits for hexavalent chromium, so it reopened the beaches Monday afternoon.
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Indiana DNR Aims To Protect Ash Trees From Deadly Borer
The DNR says the emerald ash borer has killed nearly all mature ash trees across Indiana's northern two-thirds.
Read MoreApril 12, 2017
EPA: US Steel Leaks Chemical Into Lake Michigan Tributary
The company reported Tuesday that it leaked an unknown amount of wastewater containing hexavalent chromium into Burns Waterway in Portage
Read MoreMarch 28, 2017
Indiana Coal Advocates Cheer Trump Climate Order
Trump's executive order reverses an array of Obama-era climate policies.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2017
Great Lakes Programs Slashed Under Trump Budget
The Great Lakes are the world's largest system of freshwater lakes and the federal government currently spends around $300 million protecting them. Under President Trump's proposed budget, that spending would be reduced to $5 million.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2017
Net Metering Bill Continues To Draw Debate
A bill that would change net metering for solar energy production got its first hearing before a House committee Wednesday, continuing to draw debate from a wide range of stakeholders.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2017
Why Is Water Infrastructure Taking A Back Seat To Roads?
Progress on improving the state's water infrastructure is "incremental."
Read MoreMarch 10, 2017
Utility Plans To Clean Up Coal Tar Along Indiana River
Crews will excavate and remove coal tar residue from the St. Marys River in Fort Wayne.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2017
Purdue-led Project Helps Farmers Adapt To Climate Change
The nine university, multi-year research and extension project wrapped up this year.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2017
Towns Face Obstacles Dealing With, Then Fixing Lead Contamination
There isn't one single process for towns and cities to deal with lead contamination. As one Indiana University professors explains, it's a bit haphazard.
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