Climate & Energy

July 13, 2021

Midwestern Companies, Trade Groups Sue to Review Trump Rule Limiting Cross-State Pollution

Association of polluting industries, Midwest Ozone Group, renews opposition to EPA rule limiting how upwind states, like Indiana, contribute to pollution in neighboring states.
July 13, 2021

IU Researchers to Study PFAS in Monroe County Private Wells

Researchers want "citizen scientists" who own private wells in Monroe County to participate in the project.
July 9, 2021

Oil companies cancel pipeline plans in Memphis amid environmental justice pressure

July 6, 2021

Half of All Hoosiers Expect Decade of Disease, Extreme Weather and Economic Crisis

Indiana University survey finds a majority of Hoosiers experienced a difficult 2020 and expect a challenging next decade .
July 1, 2021

Carbon Market Standardization Bill Advances in Congress, But Will It Help Fight Climate Change?

June 14, 2021

Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline Officially Canceled

The company behind the Keystone XL Pipeline has officially pulled the plug on the controversial project.
May 10, 2021

Environmental Groups sue over US program allowing pipelines on wetlands

Environmental groups are challenging a U.S. program that allows oil and gas pipelines to be constructed across wetlands, rivers and other bodies of water.
April 20, 2021

Will Governor Sign Bill Removing State Protections for More than Half of Indiana Wetlands into Law?

Governor’s office reviewing Senate Bill 389, which eliminates state protections for an entire class of Indiana wetlands and reduces other wetland protections, after approval by both houses of the Indiana Legislature.
April 19, 2021

Federal judge says BP violated federal limits at its Whiting refinery on Lake Michigan

A federal judge ruled that BP's Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana was legally obligated to remedy the problem and retest emissions but failed to do so.
April 8, 2021

Carbon Market Bill Now Tied to Legal Protections for Unproven Carbon Capture Project

Senate Bill 373 originally set the foundation for a carbon market clearinghouse in Indiana, but could now protect a state-authorized carbon capture and sequestration company from lawsuits.
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