sustainability

The number of communities budgeting or writing grants for sustainability nearly doubled in the past three years. More than half of cities adopted ordinances to prevent new construction in floodplains.

Nonprofits in Indianapolis can now apply for energy assistance from the Office of Sustainability.

Indianapolis remains the largest city in the country without universal curbside recycling, and it will continue to hold that distinction until at least 2028, three years after Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration initially said it would launch.

Indianapolis is among the worst in the country for energy efficiency, according to the report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Transportation is a main factor contributing to Indianapolis’s low score as it makes up about third of the city’s total carbon emissions.

It’s been an active season for tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest due to various factors like hot and cold jet streams and climate change. This could create lasting public health challenges.

Rural communities in Indiana can get $1.46 million in energy efficiency and conservation grants. The state rolled out the new, two-year grant program this week. It passes along money given to Indiana to communities that weren’t eligible for a federal grant.

The Alcoa Warrick plant in southern Indiana has had more pollution violations than any other aluminum smelter in the country in recent years. Thats according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project showing aluminum production is a major source of greenhouse gases and air and water pollution.

A new state soil sampling program for farmers is now accepting applications.

Newfields has a new leader at the helm. WFYI’s Terri Dee speaks with the President and CEO of Newfields Colette Pierce Burnette about her non-traditional path to Newfields and her ideas to blend education and the museum’s offerings for children.

What may have been considered a laughable endeavor just a few years ago now seems like a reasonable goal despite IndyCar’s truckloads of fuel and tires, as well as countless pollutants like emissions, chemicals and petroleum products. And that doesn’t include the waste that will come with hosting nearly 300,000 fans for the 106th running of the Indy 500 on Sunday.