A coalition of environmental groups headed by Heart of the River focused attention Friday on concerns raised by state-funded study of the proposed 2,100-acre Mounds Lake Reservoir.

Gov. Mike Pence says he's joined 10 other governors in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing its proposed tougher ozone standards.

Experts at Ball State University say they've found problems with a recently released feasibility study done for a proposed reservoir in central Indiana.

Purdue University is working with three zoos and the state Department of Natural Resources on a program to breed hellbender salamander in captivity and release them to their southern Indiana habitat.

The proposed amendments include allowing high-powered rifles for deer hunting, a 25-fish daily bag limit on certain fish, and suspension of the ruffed grouse hunting season.

The eagle population disappeared in the early 20th century, but the Indiana Department of Natural Resources reintroduced the birds to the state more than 20 years ago.

A proposed bill would ban Indiana companies from including microbeads in their products beginning in 2018, and would ban the sale of any personal care products that contain microbeads in 2019.

The annually-averaged temperature was 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit over the 20th century average, and easily broke the records set in 2005 and 2010.

Purdue University-based climatologist Dev Niyogi says that after a brief warmup later this month weather models suggest temperatures will drop again for a long spell.

The state Department of Natural Resources says the Healthy Rivers Initiative recently bought 380 acres in Vigo County's Wabash River Conservation Area and 287 acres along the Muscatatuck River in southern Indiana's Scott and Jackson counties.