Government

April 20, 2021

Bill establishing state coal ash permitting program heads to the governor

Bill would allow state to apply for a state coal ash permitting program under federal law.
April 13, 2021

House amendment pares down wetland protections

The bill moves to the Senate.
April 8, 2021

Pared Wetlands Bill Removes Protections for Temporary Streams, Adds Exemptions for Croplands

Amendment to Senate Bill 389 excludes ephemeral streams from state protections, reduces mitigation ratios and provides further exemptions for croplands.
March 31, 2021

Indiana investigating second bald eagle death

DNR conservation officers are investigating the shooting deaths of two juvenile bald eagles near Shelburn.
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.
February 11, 2021

Bills on local watershed development, DNR regulations and animal contact pass committee

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