Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
May 9, 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions from utilities, industry trend down
Most of the decline comes from coal plants closing. Power plants in Indiana contribute more than half of all greenhouse gas emissions in the state; a quarter comes from steelmakers like U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs.
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 MoreJune 30, 2022
Indiana, other states win U.S. Supreme Court battle over EPA climate authority
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Indiana and 18 other states in a case to limit how the federal government can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreJune 3, 2022
EPA investigates pollution at old oil refinery in East Chicago next to USS Lead
The site of the old Cities Service Refinery now houses a CITGO oil storage facility and vacant property owned by Oxy USA. The EPA found groundwater in the center of the site had high levels of fuel chemicals like benzene, which can cause blood cancers.
Read MoreMay 26, 2022
EPA to take public comments on cleanup plan for Franklin
Among other things, the EPA wants to treat groundwater south of the Amphenol site using a barrier to break down harmful chemicals as they flow through.
Read MoreMay 16, 2022
Duke Energy to revise coal ash pond closure plans at Gallagher plant
The move comes a few months after the Environmental Protection Agency said the ponds werent in compliance with the federal coal ash rule.
Read MoreApril 11, 2022
Indianapolis-based TV show 'Good Bones' fined for improperly handling lead paint
The company Two Chicks And A Hammer agreed to pay $40,000 in a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Most of Indiana's greenhouse gas emissions are from coal and steel
The Environmental Protection Agency hopes states like Indiana will use new greenhouse gas inventory tools to reduce their emissions.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2022
EPA overseeing cleanup, lead soil removal at Beck's Lake Superfund site in South Bend's LaSalle Park
In the 1930s and 40s, the Beck's Lake area on South Bend's west side was used as an industrial dumping ground.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2022
Indianapolis e-waste recycler, nonprofit receives EPA grant
RecycleForce is one of 19 places around the country that will receive a federal grant to train people to work with hazardous waste.
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