Articles tagged as: environmental justice
January 11, 2023
EPA to give out largest grant awards for environmental justice in its history
Unlike some other grants, state and local governments will have to work with community-based nonprofits to get that money and some will go to those nonprofits directly.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2023
Indiana scores low in environmental justice report
The report said Indiana lawmakers haven't passed any meaningful environmental justice legislation including refusing to hear a bill this past legislative session that would have created a climate and environmental justice task force.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2022
Gary advocates ask for review on state's decision on waste-to-fuel plant
Both advocates and the Environmental Protection Agency have raised environmental justice concerns about the plant's location.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2022
Climate activists demand Indiana University divest from fossil fuels
The group, Sunrise Bloomington, hopes IU Foundation board members will put the issue on their agenda this week.
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 7, 2021
Organization Announces Initiative To Address Food Inequity
A new initiative addresses food access and works to build a more equitable food system for the city’s northeast side.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2020
You Asked About Environmental Justice And The Effects Of Pollution. We've Got Answers.
Indiana Public Broadcasting gathered a panel of experts to have a conversation about environmental justice.
Read MoreMay 15, 2019
NAACP: Environmental Justice Advocate Needed On State Energy Task Force
The Indiana NAACP is asking the state to include an environmental justice advocate on the new energy policy task force. The group met with Gov. Eric Holcomb to discuss the issue and other things this week.
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