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Aside from the $40 million penalty, BP North America will have to add roughly $197 million worth of equipment to reduce air and wastewater pollution at the Whiting Refinery.

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BP to pay record high penalty for air pollution at its northwest Indiana refinery

Rebecca Thiele

BP North America will have to pay $40 million for air violations at its Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana — the largest federal penalty ever imposed for industrial air pollution.

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EPA waives fuel rule in 4 states after Indiana refinery fire

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The emergency waiver was granted Saturday for Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin in response to a fire last week at an Indiana oil refinery that could affect prices and supply.

A map of coal ash landfills in the U.S. that are no longer being used. Unlike coal ash ponds, the waste is put in dry pits — but activists say it still gets wet and pollutes the groundwater.

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Indiana groups sue EPA over coal ash landfills no longer being used

Rebecca Thiele

The groups say these landfills shouldnt have been exempt from stricter coal ash rules in 2015.

The Andersons Clymers ethanol plant in Cass County.

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Logansport-area ethanol company to pay $1.7 million over alleged pollution reporting violations

Rebecca Thiele

The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC agreed to the fine as part of a settlement on Tuesday with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Tanks at Metalworking Lubricants Co. near Indianapolis's Old Southside neighborhood.

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Indianapolis waste oil recycling plant to pay $300K for air pollution violations

Rebecca Thiele

The penalty is part of a settlement Metalworking Lubricants Company reached with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management late last week.

So far, the state has found PFAS in the finished drinking water at 10 utilities in Indiana.

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PFAS are more toxic than we thought. EPA sets new, temporary health guidelines

Rebecca Thiele

PFOS and PFOA are two types of the group of industrial chemicals called PFAS. PFAS have been linked to cancer, problems with the immune system, and developmental issues in children.

Chris Black with the EPA answers questions from Franklin residents in front of a map of the contaminated area at a public meeting on June 9.

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EPA proposes long-awaited cleanup plan for Franklin's groundwater

Rebecca Thiele

The EPA wants to inject the groundwater in and around the site with material that will make the harmful chemicals in the water less toxic.

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Governor's veto of ethanol warning upheld by Indiana Senate

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The Indiana Senate narrowly upheld a veto that Gov. Eric Holcomb issued last year on a bill that would have required additional labeling for fuel pumps distributing E15, a fuel blend that contains up to 15% ethanol in gasoline.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan speaks during an event, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, outside the EPA Headquarters, in Washington. In the first first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, the Environmental Protection Agency is denying requests by three Midwest power plants to extend operations of leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash storage ponds.

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EPA moves to crack down on dangerous coal ash storage ponds

The EPA is denying requests by three Midwest power plants to extend operations of leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash storage ponds. EPA says plants in Indiana, Ohio and Iowa will have to close coal ash ponds months or years ahead of schedule.

This map uses National Air Toxics Assessment data to look at cancer risk in 2014 across the country. Ellettsville had a higher risk than the surrounding area – though Cook says it overestimated its emissions for that year.

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What Ellettsville residents should know

Rebecca Thiele

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said long-term exposure to ethylene oxide increases your risk for cancers of the white blood cells like non-Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloma, and lymphocytic leukemia (chronic or acute). It can also increase the risk for breast cancer in women.