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June 22, 2020
Purdue professor appointed to EPA agricultural committee
A Purdue professor was appointed to the EPA’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Committee.
June 11, 2020
EPA awards Indiana Finance Authority $300,000 to clean up contaminated properties
The EPA awarded the Indiana Finance Authority $300,000 in supplemental funding for brownfield cleanups.
June 10, 2020
Trump issues executive order allowing federal agencies to waive environmental laws to speed up federal project approvals
A new executive order will allow federal agencies to waive environmental laws to speed up federal approval for infrastructure projects.
June 3, 2020
EPA limits states’ ability to challenge energy project construction
The EPA finalized a rule that would limit the time states, tribes and the public have to object to federal permits for energy projects.
May 22, 2020
EPA to add 172 PFAS chemicals to Toxics Release Inventory
The EPA added more than a hundred PFAS substances to the nation’s official list of toxic chemicals.
May 20, 2020
Changes to Reporting Law Could Weaken Public’s Knowledge of Toxic Substances Produced Nearby
Health and environmental groups say changes to Toxic Substances Control Act will allow more companies to avoid reporting the production and importation of toxic substances.
May 19, 2020
Monroe County, Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Hoosier National Forest Management Plan
Lawsuit claims the plan will pollute Lake Monroe and violates a federal law requiring environmental assessments of federal projects.
May 14, 2020
Lawmakers introduce bill to block Trump rule limiting scope of federal water protections
The bill would block the implementation of a Trump administration rule limiting the scope of bodies of water that fall under federal jurisdiction.
May 7, 2020
EPA Announces $2.7 Million in Indiana Brownfield Assessment Grants
Brownfield sites from seven Indiana communities among 155 chosen nationwide
April 29, 2020
Major Indiana coal company receives $10 million small business loan
Terre Haute-based Hallador Energy received $10 million from a federal loan program designed to help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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