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Microplastics Found Atop Pyrenees Mountains

Indiana Recycling Executive Sentenced For Electronic Waste Recycling Scheme

Schererville native Brian Brundage pleaded guilty to wire fraud, tax evasion charges.

The Great Barrier Reef is Struggling to Stay Alive

New Online Tool Aims to Make Beekeeping Easier

Beescape site gives keepers environmental data to keep pollinators vital to Indiana’s agriculture alive

Air Pollution from Corn Causing Thousands of Deaths

Indiana Receives Failing Grade for Protecting Children’s Drinking Water from Lead at Schools

More than 70% of reviewed states received “F” grade in new report

Fungus Causing Amphibian Extinction

Beauty, Urgency of Balog’s Images Chronicle Impact of Climate Change

Photographer and filmmaker to screen films, give public presentations in Bloomington April 9 and 10.

Rising Temperatures Will Help Mosquitoes Infect a Billion More People

Increase in heavy rain events hurts ecosystems, business, recreation

Elevated Spring Flood Risk May be Due to Changing Climate

NOAA warns parts of southern Indiana at risk for major flooding, entire state at risk for minor flooding

Beached Whale Found with 88 Pounds of Plastic in Stomach

New Federal Bill Seeks to Reduce Glyphosate Tolerance, Ban Chemical’s Use as Desiccant

Bill would limit maximum amount of glyphosate allowed in food and ban its use as a pre-harvest drying agent

Air pollution Causing Millions More Early Deaths a Year Than Previously Estimated

Seven Indiana Facilities Earn EPA’s Energy Star Certification

Buildings certified to perform in top 25 percent of similar buildings nationwide

Light Bulbs Reengineering American Energy Economy

Nearly Every Coal-Burning Power Plant Contaminating Groundwater

Humans Inhabit More of Antarctica Than You Think

Turning Plastic Waste Into Fuel

Purdue professor has developed technology that could help combat plastic pollution

U.S. recycling not going as planned

Recyclable materials that used to be imported by China are now going to waste-to-energy incinerators in the U.S., where they are being burned alongside garbage.

EPA Proposes Fuel Economy Standards Freeze Despite Record Low Emissions

In 2017, carbon dioxide emissions for new vehicles fell to the lowest level ever measured.

Bloomington Program Selects 12 Households for Subsidized Solar Panels

EPA Releases Annual Superfund Report

Two Indiana sites added to National Priorities List, one site proposed.

Martinsville Water Safe to Drink, But Risks Still Remain

Feds say residents should avoid drinking local well water that isn’t treated by the municipal system.

Lake Erie Granted Same Legal Rights as People

New Coal Ash Report Details Contamination

The data cover 265 coal plants or offsite coal ash disposal areas, including over 550 individual coal ash ponds and landfills.

New Martinsville Superfund Site Results Expected

U.S. EPA to release air, soil tests plus new report on Pike and Mulberry Streets PCE Superfund site.

February 21, 2019

EPA Creates Action Plan for Chemical Linked to Potentially Deadly Health Problems

Four former and current military installations in Indiana may have exposed service members to PFAS.

February 13, 2019

Jobs vs. Health? Controversial Coal-To-Diesel Plant Would Be First in U.S.

February 7, 2019

Indianapolis’ Roadway Improvement Plan Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New research indicates smoother roadways can limit the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by vehicles.

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