Waste services firm bought by Florida company in $66M cash deal
CGS Services Inc. was on its fourth generation of family ownership when Florida-based Advanced Disposal Services bought the central Indiana company.
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Inaccurate statements by lawmaker on solar bill stir backlash
At least one lawmaker said that inaccurate testimony by Sen. Brandt Hershman during a recent Statehouse hearing led him to back a bill that would reduce financial incentives for installing solar panels.
Despite $329M loss last year, Calumet looks ahead with ‘cautious optimism’
The Indianapolis-based company said it has seen positive results from efficiency and cost-cutting actions it took in 2016.
Solar farm planned for 17-acre site
The $4 million project east of Indianapolis is slated to have about 11,000 solar panels.
Indiana Senate panel OKs bill to reduce solar incentives
A state Senate committee has approved a bill that Indiana's investor-owned utilities back that would eliminate much of the financial incentive for installing solar panels.
DuPont, spinoff to pay $671M in chemical leak case
More than 3,500 federal and state lawsuits allege that the DuPont Co. Washington Works plant, near Parkersburg, West Virginia, had dumped perfluorooctanoic acid into the Ohio River.
Former utility CEO sentenced to 33 months in prison
Donnis Mizelle, 56, pleaded guilty to embezzling $580,000 from an Avon-based utility and using the money for personal expenses, including vacations, jewelry and a Mother’s Day brunch.
Big utilities try to tilt solar energy market in their favor
On Thursday, Indiana legislators will begin debating a proposed law that could eventually eliminate much of the financial benefit Indiana homeowners, businesses and even some churches currently reap harvesting the sun's rays.
Citizens coke plant site has its share of ‘challenges,’ Hogsett says
Transforming the site to a criminal justice complex would take years of contaminant cleanup, officials said Tuesday, but construction could overlap with that work.
Growing ad agency takes prime space on Monument Circle
Bradley and Montgomery has renovated the second floor of the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. building, adding modern touches while keeping some organic elements.
Transition official: Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget
The EPA has been roiled by turmoil during its first week under President Donald Trump, as members of the transition team issued what it has described as a temporary freeze on all contract approvals and grant awards.
Bill alarms solar-power advocates
Critics say the bill would effectively wipe out a key financial incentive for homeowners and businesses to install rooftop solar systems and windmills.
Northwestern Indiana man to be consumer counselor
The appointee, Bill Fine, held an Indiana House seat representing northwest Indiana before losing the seat in the November election.
IDEM doles out $1M in recycling grants
Five of the grants are for central Indiana projects—ranging from a curbside recycling program in Shelbyville to an agricultural plastics collection and processing project in Marion County.
Gas prices heading up after lengthy reprieve, forecasts say
The 2017 increase likely won't be large. But a range of local companies, from logistics providers to auto auctioneers, will be keeping an eye on the situation.
Former IDEM leader to lead Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources
Carol Comer, who served as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Environmental Management until earlier this month, has already landed a new job in Missouri.
Citizens sells liquefied natural gas unit to equity firm
A five-year-old Indianapolis company that supplies liquefied natural gas to trucking companies, manufacturers and other customers is now under new ownership.
Judge denies injunction to block VA’s Crown Hill cemetery project
The Indiana Forest Alliance said the judge's ruling "makes a travesty of our environmental law" and vowed to appeal.
Obama’s EPA moves to preserve gas-mileage requirements
Friday’s action keeps in place pollution-reduction targets for the years 2022-2025. That means the fleet of new cars will have to average 51.4 miles per gallon by 2025, up more than 18 mpg from the 33.2 mpg requirement in 2015, the most recent year available.
U.S. government accuses Fiat Chrysler of cheating on emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a “notice of violation” to the company that covers about 104,000 vehicles, including the 2014 through 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram pickups.