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Government
March 31, 2021
Decades of “Missed Opportunities” Exposed Multiple Generations of East Chicago Residents to Lead Contamination, Federal Report Finds
HUD Inspector General report finds department failed for at least 30 years to identify threat to West Calumet Housing Complex residents, despite red-flag reports from other agencies.
March 24, 2021
House Environmental Committee Hears Testimony on Bill Seeking to Remove State Protections for Wetlands
The House Environmental Affairs Committee heard testimony before voting on the controversial Senate Bill 389 next week.
March 17, 2021
House Amendment Could Establish Coal Ash Permitting Program in Indiana
An amendment added to an IDEM omnibus bill could establish a state program to take over toxic coal ash disposal oversight responsibilities from the federal government
March 11, 2021
Senate Confirms New EPA Administrator
The U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, making him the first Black man to lead the agency.
March 11, 2021
Knox County Solar Project Approved Despite Local Concerns
March 9, 2021
Indiana AG Joins Lawsuit Suing Biden Administration Over Biden Executive Order Increasing “Social Cost” of Greenhouse Gases
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.
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