U.S. secures $1.37M settlement for cleanup of toxic south-side commercial property
As part of the resolution, Arconic Corp., Navistar Inc., and Ford Motor Co., agreed to pay the federal government without admission of liability.
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Duke Energy Indiana seeking to raise electricity rates 16%
The company filed a rate request Thursday with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in a move that would raise an extra $492 million a year.
Indiana’s GOP candidates for governor address environmental issues
How should Indiana’s next governor handle environmental issues, from climate change and water supply to affordable energy? All six Republican candidates weigh in.
New AES Indiana president brings communication skills, relationships to industry challenges
Observers say Brandi Davis-Handy is a collaborative, enthusiastic leader who was a good pick for a tough job.
Indiana Finance Authority expands water study that includes LEAP data
The state agency took over the study in November after skepticism mounted over a proposal to pump millions of gallons of water daily from Tippecanoe County to a massive high-tech park planned in Boone County.
Summer gasoline pump prices set to hit $4 a gallon
Futures and pump prices have been boosted the past few weeks by the transition to summer-grade gasoline and as inventories shrink to the lowest level since December.
Indiana cement plant among projects receiving $6B in federal funding
The Department of Energy announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector—the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic industry to fight climate change.
Boone County considers 2-year moratorium on new solar, wind projects
The move would come as Virginia-based Hexagon Energy develops plans for a 3,000-acre solar farm north of Jamestown in western Boone County and Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources renews interest in building a solar farm near Zionsville.
EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting EVs
The new rules relax initial tailpipe limits proposed last year but eventually get close to the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA bans asbestos, a carcinogen still used in some products
Asbestos, which was once common in home insulation and other products, is banned in more than 50 countries, and its use in the U.S. has been declining for decades.
Neighborhood awaits replacement of lead pipes
Citizens Energy Group is focusing on the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood in the utility’s next phase of a plan—predicted to cost $500 million—to replace all remaining lead service lines that connect Indianapolis homes and businesses to water.
AES Indiana takes next step to stop using coal by 2026
If approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, AES Indiana would be on its way to becoming the first Hoosier investor-owned electric utility to stop burning coal, according to Indiana Utility Report.
Indiana lawmakers pass bill without controversial ‘forever chemicals’ definition
Proponents of the PFAS proposal, which included many in the chemical manufacturing industry, said the definition change is needed to preserve uses of PFAS in “essential” items like lithium batteries, laptop computers, semiconductors, pacemakers and defibrillators.
AES Indiana buys large wind farm in northwest Indiana
The Indianapolis-based utility said the acquisition would provide $22.2 million in cost savings to customers over the next six years and advance efforts to provide sustainable energy solutions.
Controversial ‘forever chemicals’ legislation could be resurrected in Indiana
Abandoned by the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee earlier this session, language that would change the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals could be inserted into another bill.
EPA delays rules for existing natural gas power plants until after November election
In a turnaround from previous plans, the agency said it will review standards for existing gas plants and expand the rules to include more pollutants.
AES Indiana names Davis-Handy president, its seventh in past decade
Brandi Davis-Handy has worked for the utility for eight years, most recently as chief customer officer.
Manufacturer-friendly ‘forever chemicals’ bill abandoned by Indiana Senate committee
The proposal sought to proactively exempt the chemicals in case state or federal regulators try to ban them in the future.
Supreme Court seems poised to halt EPA plan to cut cross-state pollution
Three states—Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia—and various industry groups asked the high court to put the EPA plans on hold while they work to defeat the rules in the lower courts.
Indiana environmentalists, manufacturers at odds over bill to protect toxic ‘forever’ chemicals
HB 1399 seeks to carve out more than 5,000 “forever chemicals” from being defined as such by the state and its environmental rules board. That means chemicals deemed harmful in other states would no longer carry the same designation in Indiana.