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July 8, 2015
Indiana Dunes Looking For Volunteers To Bring Down 600-Foot Beaver Dam
A research crew found the recent "super dam," which is the length of two football fields.
Read MoreJune 30, 2015
Indiana Physicians, Public Health Experts Urge Governor To Alter Stance On Clean Air Plan
In a letter to President Barack Obama, Gov. Mike Pence vowed not to comply with what he calls the "ill-conceived and poorly constructed" Clean Air Plan, unless the EPA makes significant improvements.
Read MoreJune 29, 2015
DNR Seeks Help Gathering Info On Spread Of Aquatic Species
The DNR is seeking volunteers to monitor selected boat ramps during high-use times to record boats entering or leaving the lakes and if any aquatic species, such as plants, mussels or invertebrates, are attached.
Read MoreJune 25, 2015
IDEM Seeks Proposals To Reduce Great Lakes Toxic Pollutants
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is seeking proposals for ways to reduce toxic pollutants in the Great Lakes basin.
Read MoreJune 18, 2015
Pope Francis: Climate Change A 'Principal Challenge' For Humanity
In a major encyclical, the pontiff calls on humanity to acknowledge a "sense of responsibility" for the Earth and said it was time to stop "masking problems."
Read MoreJune 17, 2015
NASA Satellites Show World's Thirst For Groundwater
New data suggest that many regions in the world are overusing their underground water supplies. And researchers aren't sure how much remains.
Read MoreJune 11, 2015
Purdue-Zoo Partnership Aims To Save The Hellbender
North America's largest salamander is disappearing, but Purdue scientists are trying to save it from extinction.
Read MoreJune 1, 2015
EPA Lowers Biofuel Standards
The EPA is reducing the amount of biofuel required in gasoline by 1 billion gallons. That exceeds the total amount of ethanol produced in Indiana last year.
Read MoreMay 27, 2015
U.S. Finalizes Rules To Protect Rivers, Streams From Pollution
The regulations are intended to clarify recent court decisions on which bodies of water are protected, but many farmers and congressional Republicans oppose what they call an EPA "land grab."
Read MoreMay 27, 2015
Environmental Groups Sue Over Illiana Tollway Approval
The environmental groups claim the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Illinois and Indiana officials relied on inflated population, job and traffic forecasts to justify the $1.5 billion, 47-mile link between northern Illinois and Indiana.
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