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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Corteva Involved In Up To $2B ‘Forever Chemicals’ Settlement
Three chemical companies, including Indianapolis-based Corteva, will pay up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims with the state of New Jersey over contamination linked to PFAS, a group of substances known as “forever chemicals.”
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EPA Launches Emission Deregulation Proposal From Indiana Trucking Facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, July 29 released a proposal to scrap the 15-year-old regulation that empowers the agency to curb greenhouse gas emissions — a move EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin billed as the “largest deregulatory action” in the nation’s history.
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Elkhart Celebrates Milestone In $90M Sewer Overflow Project
Elkhart officials this week marked a major milestone in the city’s largest-ever public infrastructure investment, celebrating progress on the Oakland Phase B Combined Sewer Overflow project aimed at reducing sewage discharge into the St. Joseph River.
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Indiana farms have stricter rules for CAFO operations
A new study shows more than 1 million tons of animal waste is produced every year in the U.S.
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$1.5 Million EPA Grant Targets Brownfields, Including Site In Warsaw
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the Michiana Area Council of Governments is one of three Indiana recipients that will receive brownfields assessment funding in the latest round announced Monday, May 20.
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New Free Soil Sampling Program Coming To Life For Indiana Farmers
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and partners throughout the state have worked with the Gulf Hypoxia Program to develop a no-cost program with a focus on increasing the knowledge and use of soil sampling as a nutrient management practice to benefit farm operations.
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Attorney General Rokita Sues EPA To Fight Federal Overreach And Protect Indiana’s Sovereignty
Attorney General Todd Rokita this week sued the Biden administration to protect Hoosiers’ jobs, property and freedom from an overreaching U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule redefining “navigable waters” under the Clean Water Act.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) will be one of 10 Indiana recipients to receive a total of $9.4 million in funding to assess or clean up brownfield sites or to support revolving loan funds.
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