Government

February 19, 2021

House Approves Bills Regulating Siting, Taxing of Renewables

The bills signal Legislature’s reluctant acceptance of Indiana’s renewable energy future, but environmental groups say the bills still need work.
February 19, 2021

Environmental Groups, Local Citizens Concerned about Mid-States Corridor Project, To Be Identified This Fall

February 16, 2021

EPA begins review of USS Lead Superfund site cleanup

The EPA has begun a review of the first five years of cleanup efforts at East Chicago's USS Lead Superfund site.
February 12, 2021

House Utilities Committee Approves Bill Establishing Statewide Standards for Wind, Solar Sites

HB 1381 sets default wind and solar energy system siting requirements for the state, requires all local governments to adopt wind, solar regulations before issuing permits.
February 11, 2021

Bills on local watershed development, DNR regulations and animal contact pass committee

February 11, 2021

Biden delays Trump rule that weakened wild bird protections

February 8, 2021

EPA seeks public comments for Former GM Delco Plant Cleanup in Kokomo

The EPA wants to know what you think about a plan to clean up the former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo.
February 2, 2021

Governor Shares Concerns About Wetland Protection Repeal After Senate Approval

Despite bipartisan opposition, Senate Bill 389 passed the Senate, 29-19, and will now be considered in the Indiana House of Representatives.
January 29, 2021

Biden Launches Government-wide Effort to Fight Climate Change

New executive order mandates prioritizing climate change considerations throughout entire federal government.
January 26, 2021

Senate Environmental Committee Passes Bill Eliminating State Wetland Protections

Senate Bill 389 seeks to repeal a state law protecting Indiana wetlands since 2003.
January 21, 2021

Environmental Bills to Watch in the 2021 Indiana Legislative Session

January 13, 2021

EPA receiving applications for grants to remove trash from Great Lakes

The EPA is seeking applications for $5 million in grants to remove trash from Great Lakes harbors, river mouths and waterfronts.
January 8, 2021

Trump EPA Rule Restricts How Science Is Used in Environmental Regulations, Gives Polluters Cause For Legal Challenges

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said rule, opposed by dozens of medical and health associations, would “strengthen transparency” in science and “empower” Americans to sue agency.
December 18, 2020

Federal Watchdog Finds State, Local Air Monitoring Networks Aging, Underfunded

Indiana air monitoring faced less funding, fewer monitors and tested for fewer pollutants over a decade.
December 18, 2020

Biden makes diverse environmental cabinet nominee picks

President-elect Joe Biden has made a series of cabinet nominee decisions that could be historic firsts for the environment-related posts.
December 16, 2020

Public comment period open for Indianapolis Rolls-Royce cleanup plan

The EPA is accepting public comments for its proposed plan to clean up environmental pollution at parts of the Rolls-Royce turbine manufacturing plant in Indianapolis.
December 16, 2020

EPA watchdog to review state and local air monitoring compliance during pandemic

The EPA OIG will evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic affected air compliance monitoring activities at state and local agencies.
December 10, 2020

Trump EPA Finalizes Cost-Benefit Rule That Makes Most Air Pollution Regulations Too Expensive to Implement

The new rule orders the agency to weigh the dollar cost of regulations and disregard benefits like illnesses and deaths avoided.
December 2, 2020

Pesticide Review Board to Consider Effect of Indiana-specific Dicamba Restrictions

Indiana Pesticide Review Board votes to review ramifications of declaring dicamba a “highly volatile herbicide,” which would allow state to require a permit for use.
December 1, 2020

Air monitors routinely miss air pollution, investigators find

A government network of monitoring devices across the country routinely missed major toxic releases and daily pollution dangers.
November 23, 2020

Indiana VW Committee awards 31 cities funding for electric vehicle charging stations

Committee awards 31 cities funding for electric vehicle charging stations.
November 19, 2020

Forest Service revises environmental policy review rules

The USDA announced it finalized changes to how the Forest Service undertakes environmental reviews of its actions under federal law.
November 18, 2020

Indiana Gets “D” for Climate Change Education Efforts, Education Department Seeks to Improve Curriculum

Report gives state’s public school science standards to address climate change a barely passing grade, but the state is making moves to address deficiencies.
November 11, 2020

Veterans, Gold Star Families to get lifetime free access to national parks, refuges

Veterans, Gold Star Families can now get free access to national parks, wildlife refuges and other federal lands.
November 10, 2020

FDA Ordered to Complete Environmental Assessment of Genetically Engineered Salmon

Federal judge rules FDA did not adequately assess the risk of harm when it approved Albany-grown AquaBounty Technologies AquAdvantage salmon in 2016.
November 10, 2020

EPA announces installation of monitoring wells at Kokomo Superfund site

The EPA announced it began installing six groundwater monitoring wells at a Kokomo Superfund site.
October 28, 2020

State receives $544,000 for lead projects in schools and childcare facilities

The EPA awarded the Indiana Finance Authority a $544,000 grant to identify and reduce lead in school drinking water.
October 28, 2020

IDEM awards $1 million in state recycling grants

A state program to promote and encourage recycling has awarded $1 million in grants.
October 21, 2020

Indiana University Professor Appointed as Chair of EPA’s Science Advisory Board

Former O’Neill SPEA dean Professor John Graham will head panel of industry and academic experts that advise the EPA administrator.
October 19, 2020

Trump Administration Touts Superfund List Deletions as Victories Amid Continuing Contamination Threat

EPA hypes National Priorities List deletions, some in Indiana, despite decades of work.
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