South Dakota-based ethanol producer Poet says it will cease production by mid-October at its Cloverdale plant, one of four it operates in Indiana.

Members of the East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group have asked the EPA for months to retest the property before cleaning it up.

The program is part of the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. It will fund up to a dozen projects, with the largest amount set at $500,000.

Residents at East Chicago, Indianas toxic Superfund site got an opportunity Wednesday to voice their concerns on the Environmental Protection Agency communication about health risks.

The EPAs Office of Inspector General wants to know how residents and government agencies feel the EPA communicated health risks from Superfund sites.

The new Affordable Clean Energy rule allows states to set their own goals for greenhouse gas emissions.

The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog wants to hear from East Chicago residents about how well the agency communicates information on the USS Lead Superfund site.

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to improve communication with Franklin residents. People living in Franklin believe that toxic chemicals coming from the old Amphenol industrial site may be causing child cancers in the area.

About $14 million will be divided among roughly 30 projects targeting excess nutrients and storm water, which feed harmful algae blooms and otherwise degrade water quality.

Water quality trading allows someone like a farmer to get credits for reducing runoff on their land that they can then sell to buyers like wastewater treatment plants, developers, and cities.