Viewing: Environment
August 22, 2016
Indiana Residents Urged To Check Trees For Asian beetle
Asian longhorned beetle infestations have been reported in Chicago and Cincinnati.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2016
East Chicago Receives EPA Grant To Help Beach Water
The EPA says the projects are expected to stop or capture 13 million gallons of untreated stormwater from contaminating swimming beaches.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2016
Indiana Group Helps Turtles Trying To Cross Indiana Highway
The effort, organized through Facebook, also collects data for researchers in Indiana State University's biology department.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2016
Hoosiers Debate Use Of State Forests As Logging Rates Increase
Logging in state forests is on the rise, upsetting some Hoosiers. But others defend the practice.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2016
Indiana Awards $1.3M For 33 Projects To Enhance Waterways
The DNR grants will fund 33 projects in 25 counties and encompass the watersheds of 36 lakes and streams.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2016
Conservation Practices Have Effect From Midwest All The Way To Gulf Of Mexico
Some Indiana farmers are turning crop land back into wetlands, which is keeping nutrient runoff from flowing to the Gulf.
Read MoreJuly 18, 2016
Indiana Department Of Natural Resources Asking For Help Counting Wild Turkeys
Personnel reductions have led to fewer staffers who can survey wildlife in the field, including wild turkeys.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2016
Weed-Killer Products Found In Indiana Groundwater Samples
About 1.6 million Indiana residents, or 26 percent of the state's population, get their water from private, domestic wells which aren't required to be tested for quality on a regular basis.
Read MoreJuly 5, 2016
Secluded Land Will Be Protected
The property surrounds Lacywood, the famous estate built in the 1930s by the Lacy family. The property includes trees that pre-date the settlement of Indiana.
Read More