Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
May 19, 2016
Coal-Fired Power Plants Balance Business, Environmental Regs
Some, like Indianapolis Power and Light's plant in Indianapolis, are converting to run on natural gas.
Read MoreApril 4, 2016
Tunnels Expected to Solve Sewage Overflow Problem in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne
More than 100 of Indiana's sewage systems need improvements to comply with federal standards, and the Environmental Protection Agency has sued many cities and towns over sewage overflow problems. Some cities are building new sewage overflow tunnels to fix the problem.
Read MoreFebruary 29, 2016
State Lawmaker Wants To End Federal Emissions Testing In Northwest Indiana
Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, says it's not fair that Lake and Porter counties are lumped in with metropolitan Chicago.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Will Hear Waters Of The U.S. Challenge
Given the amount of time it takes to go through appeals court, it is unlikely that the case will make it to the Supreme Court before Justice Scalia is replaced.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2016
Clean Power Plan Stay Has Little Impact On Coal Companies...For Now
Coal industry representatives in Indiana, one of the nation's top coal-producing states, say the Supreme Court's stay of the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan has little immediate effect on the state.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2015
Power Plants Near Evansville Agree To Reduce Air Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company has agreed to install pollution control equipment expected to reduce sulfuric acid emissions from both power plants by approximately 1,400 tons each year.
Read MoreNovember 13, 2015
Sierra Club Targets Donnelly On Clean Power Plan
Environmental group the Sierra Club will launch digital and print ads this weekend pushing Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly to oppose legislation curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency's new Clean Power Plan. He is being targeted as a potential swing vote in the Senate.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2015
Greening The Statehouse To Address Coal Ash Pollution
The keynote speaker at Saturday's event will talk about the new federal coal ash rules, and how they may impact Indiana communities.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2015
EPA Says Illinois Can Weigh In On Northwest Indiana Quarry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Illinois should get a chance to publicly object to a proposed northwest Indiana quarry on the Kankakee River.
Read MoreOctober 23, 2015
Indiana Going Back To Court To Block EPA Regulation
Indiana was part of an effort to block the EPA's power plant rule before it became final. The latest lawsuit - involving Indiana and 22 other states - takes aim at the regulation now that it's taken effect.
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