Going green is driving savings at Cummins
Cummins has invested about $10 million in 70 projects in its Indiana facilities since 2007, leading to annual savings of $4 million.
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Unions approve deal with gas utility Vectren North
The firm says 270 union workers will soon be back on the job after they ratified a new three-year labor agreement.
State unlikely to revive natural-gas grandeur
Indiana was once the world’s capital for natural-gas production, but recent advances in drilling and resource-recovery technology are not likely to revive those glory days anytime soon because of a combination of human-made and natural obstructions.
Neighborhood eyesore headed for demolition
The city is soliciting bids from companies to tear down four buildings on the 16-acre Avanti Development Corp. property, which is tucked in a residential area a few miles west of downtown Indianapolis.
Vectren locks out union workers in dispute
Vectren has locked out 270 union workers at several Indiana worksites after the union rejected a proposed three-year-contract.
City avoids foreign brands in adding to its fleet of hybrid vehicles
The Department of Public Works bought Ford Fusion hybrids after the purchase of Toyota’s a few years ago stirred controversy.
Utility counselor seeks reprieve on coal plant emissions
In a letter to the EPA, Indiana's utility consumer counselor says the three-year timetable threatens the safety and reliability of Indiana's power supply while ignoring the high cost of compliance.
Grand jury indicts former state utilities chief Hardy
David Lott Hardy, who was fired from his job as chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in 2010, is accused of official misconduct.
Downtown getting blast-resistant manhole covers
Utility crews are installing about 100 new manhole covers in downtown Indianapolis that are designed to reduce the extent of damage from underground explosions and fires.
Hoosier Environmental Council joins forces with upstate advocacy group
Valparaiso-based Legal Environmental Aid Foundation will help HEC extend its reach.
Environmental group to focus legislative efforts on energy savings, transit
Led by Jesse Kharbanda, the Hoosier Environmental Council is keeping its agenda lean to boost chances for success in short session.
Bad weather for some Indiana crops helped vineyards
Purdue University wine experts say lousy growing conditions this year for some Indiana crops proved ideal for the state's vineyards.
Land gift preserves 40 acres in Indianapolis suburbs
The donation to the Central Indiana Land Trust comes from farmer Van Eller, who lived most of his life on the land now surrounded by Fishers and Carmel subdivisions before he died last year at age 89.
Daniels using policy post to lobby for oil pipeline
The Indiana governor says the U.S. Senate should support the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands oil from Canada to the United States.
Two Indiana environmental groups merging
The Hoosier Environmental Council and the Valparaiso-based Legal Environmental Aid Foundation say they're merging in hopes of advancing environmental issues in Indiana.
Investors in Midwest Energy Partners await gusher
The company raised $4.6 million to drill for oil in southwestern Indiana and southern Illinois.
Ford sees EV potential in Indianapolis
Ford touts new models of electric and hybrid vehicles in seminar co-sponsored by the Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition, which promotes alternative fuels.
Plans delayed for wind farm near Purdue University
An Indianapolis developer says it is still trying to arrange financing to build wind turbines on farmland owned by Purdue University and nearby privately owned property in West Lafayette.
Regulators approve deal on $2.65B gasification plant
Indiana regulators have approved plans for a $2.65 billion coal gasification plant at the Ohio River city of Rockport and a state agency's 30-year contract to buy its synthetic natural gas.
Citizens to convert downtown steam plant from coal to gas
Citizens Energy Group plans to switch the primary power source for its Perry K Steam Plant in downtown Indianapolis from coal to natural gas, the utility announced Wednesday. The conversion will cost about $9 million.