Articles tagged as: climate change
February 1, 2023
Youth climate activists – once again – urge the Indiana legislature to study climate solutions
They gathered with lawmakers, environmental groups, solar advocates and others on Wednesday to rally for climate action in Indiana.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2023
Greater Lafayette residents searched for ‘climate change’ in 2022 more than anywhere in the U.S.
A Google spokesperson confirmed the Greater Lafayette region had the highest percent of searches for climate change in the country in 2022.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2023
Don't let the cold snap fool you: Winters in Indiana are still warming
According to the independent research and reporting collaboration Climate Central, the average winter temperature has gone up for every Indiana city it studied since 1970.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2023
Better climate education on its way with new science standards
New state science standards that require more climate education will go into full effect by next school year.
Read MoreOctober 24, 2022
Rokita to investigate major banks' climate goals, despite billions invested in fossil fuels
The banks are part of a United Nations alliance devoted to lending and investing in a way that supports the goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2022
Without state, federal protections, extreme heat puts Indiana farm workers in danger
Summers in Indiana are going to get hotter. And those high heat days are especially dangerous for farm workers and other people who work outside. But right now, there are few laws to protect farm workers from extreme heat.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2022
Indiana could be part of an 'extreme heat belt' by 2053
While other parts of the country may have hotter temperatures overall, counties stretching from eastern Texas to southwest Michigan will have at least one day a year where the temperature feels like 125 degrees or more.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2022
Clarksville, Richmond develop plans to protect residents from extreme heat
The cities of Clarksville and Richmond worked with Indiana University last year to find out what parts of those communities get the hottest and who is most vulnerable to extreme heat. Now they've come up with plans to "beat the heat."
Read MoreAugust 1, 2022
Indiana gets federal money to make roads and bridges resilient to extreme heat, flooding
Its part of a more than $7 billion effort nationwide to improve roads, bridges, ports, routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, and other transit.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Therapy aims to tackle climate distress, but there may not be enough in Indiana
A new type of therapy aims to help people turn their fears into action. It's called climate-aware therapy -- and it's so new that there’s only one person we know of who offers it in Indiana.
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