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February 26, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Will Hear Waters Of The U.S. Challenge
Given the amount of time it takes to go through appeals court, it is unlikely that the case will make it to the Supreme Court before Justice Scalia is replaced.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2016
Indianapolis Suspends Deal With Covanta For Single-Stream Waste Center
Mayor Joe Hogsett is putting the brakes on a deal with waste management company Covanta for a new single-stream trash facility that his predecessor penned.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2016
Conservationist Creates Endowment For Indiana Prairie
Portage resident Myrna Newgent established the endowment with the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation to support long-term stewardship work to maintain the Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2015
Indiana DNR Awards $135,000 To Tree Programs
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will give the federal funds to 12 cities, towns and nonprofits for urban forestry projects.
Read MoreDecember 18, 2015
Conservation Group Acquires 100 Acres Along Lake Michigan
Save the Dunes announced Thursday that it's acquired tracts of land totaling nearly 100 acres in Hobart, about five miles southeast of Gary.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2015
Power Plants Near Evansville Agree To Reduce Air Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company has agreed to install pollution control equipment expected to reduce sulfuric acid emissions from both power plants by approximately 1,400 tons each year.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2015
During Summer, Indiana Uses Entire Volume Of Wabash River
The Wabash River occupies a comfortable position in Indiana consciousness. The state designated the waterway as its official river in 1996, and marching bands and a cappella groups pay it homage before Purdue football games and the Little 500 bicycle race. But until earlier this year, no one knew exactly how much the state depended on the river.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2015
Peru Power Plant Being Shut Down After Decommissioning
The northern Indiana power plant is being shuttered in the face of more stringent federal air pollution rules.
Read MoreNovember 16, 2015
Activists Urge Donnelly To Reject Congressional Resolution
Climate change activists delivered petitions to Sen. Joe Donnelly's office urging the senator to reject a resolution that would repeal EPA regulations.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2015
Purdue Scientists Breeding Bees To Fight Mites
Purdue scientists have selectively bred the bees to chew off deadly parasites that suck blood and transmit disease.
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