Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
February 10, 2020
Judge: Indiana Agency Violated Rules On Factory Permit
An administrative law judge ruled Indianas environmental agency broke its own public comment rules when it issued an air pollution permit for a planned $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel plant in Spencer County.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2020
State Says ArcelorMittal Distorted Chemical Test Results After Cyanide Spill
In a letter to ArcelorMittal this week, IDEM says the northwest Indiana facility has been retesting when test results are higher than they should be. ArcelorMittal denies the accusations.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2019
Report: Cuts To IDEM, State Environmental Agencies Put Public Health At Risk
Budget cuts at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and other state environmental agencies around the country are threatening public health, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2019
IDEM Calls For Proposals To Study Impact Of Recycling On State Economy
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, is accepting proposals for a study to help its recycling board better understand how local recycling influences the state economy.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2019
Old Tomato Cannery Stirs Up New Fears In Franklin
State officials have known about the old Hougland Tomato Cannery for some time. But until last week, they didn't have enough data about the contaminated groundwater from the cannery to map it out.
Read MoreNovember 26, 2019
U.S. Steel Has Fourth Spill This Year Right After Issuing Revised Consent Decree
The company reported the release to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on Wednesday night.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2019
EPA To Host Meeting On Sewer Work Near Tainted Indiana Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a Dec. 3 open house in Franklin to discuss a groundwater treatment pilot study and sewer and soil work near the former Amphenol Corp. site.
Read MoreNovember 5, 2019
UPDATE: U.S. Steel Has Third Spill In As Many Months, Reopens Most Of Plant
U.S. Steel has reopened most of the Midwest Plant as of Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2019
Portage Mayor Reacts To State Report On ArcelorMittal Spill
Mayor John Cannon says ArcelorMittal should monitor for excess chemicals more frequently and send those test results to IDEM daily, place backups for its warning systems in the facility, and replace the fish lost in the Little Calumet River.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2019
IDEM Applauds Repeal Of Obama-Era Water Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it has finalized its repeal of the Obama-era rule that would have expanded federal protections for smaller water bodies like streams and ponds.
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