Indiana Coal Plants Benefit From EPA Pause
Indiana coal plants discharging wastewater into rivers under state permits are under renewed scrutiny after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency delayed tougher pollution rules by five years.
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Yakym, Colleagues Send Letter Calling on EPA to Finalize Import RIN Reduction Rule
Representative Yakym joined over 45 Senate and House colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a rule on imported Renewable Identification Numbers and hold firm on the proposed biomass-based diesel volumes.
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Trump Relaxes Environmental Regulation For Two Indiana Chemical Plants
As part of a nationwide regulatory relief by the Trump administration, two Indiana chemical manufacturers have been given two years before having to fully comply with Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
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Indiana’s Ethanol Industry Is Robust, But Criticism Is Surfacing
A new report questions the sustainability of biofuels.
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Fast-Track Energy Plan Could Bypass Rural Indiana
Indiana’s rural communities could lose out under a new federal bill aimed at speeding up clean energy development.
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EPA Funding Freeze Darkens Indiana’s Solar Plans
The Environmental Protection Agency is threatening to pull over $20 billion in grant money from clean energy projects, including $117 million in Indiana.
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Indiana Steps Up To Get The Lead Out
Indiana is working to eliminate lead pipes under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, which require most lead pipes to be removed within 10 years.
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Indiana Leads 25 States In Filing Emergency Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court To Halt EPA’s Carbon Rule
Attorneys general in 25 states have sent an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to immediately halt a Biden administration rule they say threatens to shutter the country’s remaining fleet of coal-fired power plants.
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New EPA Rules Will Force Fossil Fuel Power Plants To Cut Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, April 25, released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants.
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EPA Approves Permits For Controversial Carbon Sequestration Fertilizer Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week issued permits allowing a West Terre Haute-based company to construct two underground wells for carbon sequestration.
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Indiana Gets Multiyear Grant For Climate Pollution Research
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is using a $3 million federal grant to track greenhouse-gas pollution in the state.
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Council Approves Economic Development Plan For New Housing
An economic development plan for Rabbit Ridge, owned by Dr. Larry Allen, was approved by the Syracuse Town Council during its regular meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 17.
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Draft EPA Rule Could Impact Nearly 50 Indiana Coal Ash Dumps
Draft federal regulations for toxic coal byproducts could cover nearly 50 exempted dumps spread across 14 locations in Indiana.
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From Pesticide To Coal Ash, Lawmakers Want More Control
Indiana lawmakers want to give the General Assembly more power over decisions that are currently left to state agencies — a move that some advocates say would put Hoosiers’ health and environment in jeopardy.
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Indiana American Water Releases Water Quality Reports
On May 16, Indiana American Water announced that results published in the company’s latest annual water quality reports available online indicated excellent water quality throughout its 22-county service area.
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