Climate & Energy

Indiana AG files multistate brief against using public nuisance laws against power companies

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr. filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to finally decide whether public nuisance laws can be used to sue power plants and other industrial polluters for their pollution.
On Air with IER

ON AIR WITH IER: EPISODE 82

This week: A new EPA proposal seeks to stop air pollution from upwind states like Indiana from crossing into downwind states and contributing to their pollution, and a federal judge ordered the FDA to complete an environmental analysis for genetically engineered salmon raised in Albany, Indiana.
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Growing in Place

Growing in Place: Episode 5

Young farmers have it hard. The cofounder of the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition tells us what it means to be a young farmer today, and what keeps her going through the good times and the hard times.
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Bird's-Eye View

Every day, people across the world will make decisions or innovations that affect the way Hoosiers live. We’ll track the changes so you’re ready for them.

Scientists Create Global Map of Bee Species

A global map of the distribution of 20,000 bee species has been created to aid in the conservation of the insect.

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

Committee awards 31 cities funding for electric vehicle charging stations.

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.

Electric company lobbyists charged with trying to bribe Illinois official

Four former electric utility company executives face federal bribery charges.

Indianapolis Thriving Schools Challenge now accepting fall applications

Fall applications for the Indianapolis Thriving Schools Challenge are now being accepted through Nov. 20.

IU professor wins national public policy award

Professor Sanya Carley was awarded the World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance by the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management.

Governor Declares Nov. 15 “America Recycles Day” in Indiana

Indiana’s governor has approved the recognition of a day to consider the importance of recycling.

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.

Purdue Wildlife Ecology Professor Wins National Teaching Award

A Purdue University professor was one of four educators to receive a national teaching award from the USDA.

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In The Water

In the Water follows the complex discussions around Indiana’s most traditional energy source. It speaks to everyone from the miners who dig coal from the ground, to environmental activists fighting for coal ash disposal legislation and clean water, to residents whose health has been affected by coal ash pollution.

In The Water

In the Water section 8

The EPA estimates that a person living near coal ash has a 1 in 50 chance of getting cancer. That is a risk 2000 times the EPA's regulatory goals.
In The Water

In the Water section 7

There are still 38 homes in the Town of Pines not connected to municipal water from Michigan City.
In The Water

In the Water section 6

The majority of coal ash in Indiana is held in unlined surface impoundments. The metals from the ash can leach into the ground water and contaminate it over time.
Climate & Energy

EPA Proposes Rule Limiting Indiana, Other States’ Contribution to Downwind Ozone Pollution

Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update attempts to limit the amount of ozone pollution and ozone precursors sent to downwind states, contributing to their violation of the 2008 ozone standard.
Government

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.
Government

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.

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By the Numbers

$8.6 million

Money spent by Indiana landowners and land managers annually to manage invasive species in Indiana.

5000

Beekeepers in the state of Indiana

13

Number of ethanol plants in Indiana

100%

Percent of Indiana's disaster relief fund financed by firework sales.

80%

of Hoosiers believe climate change is happening

200MIL

at risk for flooding this spring in the U.S.

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