Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Indiana had more water quality "success stories" than any other state last fiscal year. The Environmental Protection Agency designates a river, lake or stream a "success story" if the water significantly improves after once being too polluted for things like swimming, fishing or hosting aquatic life.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is working on a plan to achieve the state's long-held goal to recycle half its waste. Right now, only about 19 percent gets recycled.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has identified 10 rules it plans to change or get rid of all together. This comes as a result of Governor Mike Braun's executive order to find efficiencies in state environmental rules.

Gov. Mike Braun directed the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to review its rules in an executive order in March. Among other things, Braun ordered IDEM to reconsider rules that significantly raise the cost of living for Hoosiers, overburden businesses or are stricter than federal ones.

Smog forms from the combination of sunlight and pollution from things like cars and industrial plants. It can make it more difficult to breathe and aggravate lung and heart conditions.

Fortunately, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management said it didn't receive any reports of damage to the state's coal ash ponds. But many of those ponds are in the floodplain, putting them at greater risk for spills.

Gov. Mike Braun hopes to “look for efficiencies” in Indiana’s environmental rules to make them more business-friendly. His pick to head the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is likely the right person for the job.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has advised the public to avoid waters around Flint Creek in Tippecanoe County, after a report of a significant number of dead fish.

Some of the projects the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is considering include ways to expand clean energy, improve energy efficiency, increase electric vehicle use, expand access to public transit, and reduce food waste.

Gary advocates have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. They said the agency's decision to renew a permit for a waste processing facility disproportionately harms Black and Brown residents in Gary a community that's already overburdened by pollution.