Articles tagged as: climate change
January 26, 2022
Cummins CEO joins Biden's Build Back Better talk, highlights child care, climate change
The executives in attendance expressed unified concern over climate change and access to child care.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2022
Purdue project aims to make farms in the U.S. corn belt more resilient
Purdue University has kicked off a project to learn how best to diversify crops grown in the U.S. corn belt. The idea is to make farms in states like Indiana more resilient to extreme heat, flooding, and natural disasters.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2021
Great Lakes' warming has wintertime domino effect
Ice can diminish the damage of coastal erosion. And warmer water, even at depths found in the Great Lakes, pose challenges by welcoming invasive species and generating harmful algae blooms.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2021
Faith organizations petition Governor about climate crisis
Diverse representatives from faith organizations asked legislators to declare climate change a significant threat and establish a task force to study the issue in the upcoming legislative session.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2021
Letter: Duke Energy Stands In The Way Of Indiana Cities' Climate Goals
Among other things, the coalition wants Duke Energy to retire its Gibson coal plant by 2030, stop burning coal at its Edwardsport plant and replace that energy through renewables and energy efficiency.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2021
Youth Activists To Craft Climate Legislation With State Senator
Students in the group want the state to pass laws to help Indiana achieve carbon neutrality and address environmental racism.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2021
Purdue Expert Says Heat Stress Is 'Single Biggest' Impact Of Climate Change
Heat waves across the world and potentially record-breaking high temperatures in the western United States are bringing renewed attention to the dangers of heat stress.
Read MoreApril 26, 2021
Biden Working Group Targets Jobs For Fossil Fuel Communities
The group plans to hold a series of town hall meetings between Biden officials and the top coal communities, which include areas in Indiana, Illinois, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2021
NAACP: Carbon Tax Resolution Ignores Harm To Low-Income, Black, Brown Communities
The Baker-Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan proposes taxing companies that emit greenhouse gases and returning that money to U.S. households.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2021
2020 Marked Another Year Indiana Was Hotter Than Normal
According to NASA, 2020 tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record globally. Though it was only the 14th the hottest year for Indiana, it marked the sixth year in a row that temperatures were above normal.
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