Government

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.
October 8, 2020

IDEM to hold virtual seminars on public watershed protection and restoration

IDEM will host a free virtual webinar series to teach about watershed protection and restoration efforts within the Lake Michigan basin.
October 8, 2020

Carbon offset bill could lead to new market for Hoosier landowners

October 5, 2020

Court Ruling Could Threaten Oil and Gas Developments on Federal Lands

A federal court ruling has cast doubt over several of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's efforts to drive oil and gas development on federal lands.
September 28, 2020

Six organizations recognized with state’s top environmental award

IDEM Commissioner announced six recipients of the 2020 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.
September 18, 2020

IDEM Closes Door on Ephemeral Stream Protection

Agency announces it will no longer regulate rain-dependent streams as part of its federal water quality certification
September 18, 2020

Defense officials say pandemic delayed research for PFAS alternative

The DoD said the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay in finding a replacement for PFAS firefighting foam.
September 11, 2020

Illegal devices that defeat pollution controls in diesel vehicles spreading across U.S.

Devices designed to illegally defeat federal emissions controls on diesel vehicles are spreading across the U.S., according to a new investigation.
September 8, 2020

Environmental groups seek more conservation after the establishment of two new Indiana state forests

Gov. Eric Holcomb recently established two new state forests in Morgan and Brown Counties from land that was already part of state forests.
September 4, 2020

Mexico plans to phase out glyphosate use by 2024

The president of Mexico announced Mexico will phase out the use of glyphosate in the country by the end of his administration in late 2024.
September 4, 2020

Governor signs Clean Energy Week Proclamation

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a proclamation recognizing the week of Sep. 21 through 25 as Clean Energy Week in the state.
September 4, 2020

EPA completes assessment of Superfund sites in path of Hurricane Laura

The EPA said it completed an assessment of Superfund sites in the path of Hurricane Laura.
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