Consumers facing record prices for bacon
The U.S. hog-breeding herd is near the smallest on record, and wholesale pork-belly prices are up 72 percent in the past year,
to the highest price since at least 1998.
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Indiana State Fair’s ‘Year of Pigs’ begins Friday
The industry group Indiana Pork Farmers says the state is home to 3,000 pork producers who raise 8 million pigs and feed 25
million people annually. The industry employs 15,000 people.
Brown County getting state’s largest nature preserve
A state panel has set aside a 3,300-acre tract of Brown County State Park for the largest nature preserve owned by the state.
Is Baron Hill high and dry?
The congressman was the only one from the Indiana delegation to vote for cap and trade. Now, with the Senate having gotten
cold feet on the legislation, Hill might have been left to twist in the wind.
Farm with 2 million chickens planned in eastern Indiana
An application with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management calls for a six-barn confined animal feeding operation
near the Jay County town of Bryant.
Hoosier Energy reaches settlement with EPA
Rural electric cooperative to pay civil penalty of nearly $1 million for not using most modern pollution controls. Hoosier Energy also to spend up to $300 million on pollution controls at coal-fired plants.
Habitat for Humanity builds green house in Cottage Home historic neighborhood
The house in the 1300 block of East Ninth Street is the first low-income home in the state to achieve platinum LEED certification.
Key city highway to be closed for beautification project
Commuters and truckers could get an all-day headache when Interstate 70 closes in October to allow Eli Lilly and Keep Indianapolis
Beautiful to spruce up part of the city.
Daniels criticized for lopping costs on I-69 extension
Detractors of new-terrain route say cost cuts undermine economic development premise for extending the interstate.
Water, sewer utility sale passes another hurdle
Sale of city's water and sewer utilities faces showdown on Monday with full council vote.
Conservancy group looks to buy Girl Scouts camp
Red-tail Conservancy director Barry Banks says the group hopes to raise the full $150,000 as soon as possible to buy the 47-acre
Camp Munsee.
Indiana working on phosphorous limits for lakes
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says the rule would impact sewage treatment plants upstream of lakes.
NFP of NOTE: Central Indiana Land Trust
Through land protection, stewardship and education, the Central Indiana Land Trust protects natural areas, improving air
and water quality and enhancing life in our communities for present and future generations.
Proposed air pollution rule could cost utilities
Indiana’s utilities are scrambling to assess the cost of tighter air pollution limits proposed this month by the Environmental Protection Agency that could drive up electric rates.
Environmental services firm to build $40M refinery
Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. plans to build an oil re-refinery in Speedway, creating as many as 75 new jobs by 2013.
Is alternative energy sustainable in Indiana?
An economic development observer questions what will happen after the feds turn off the tap.
Study calls for restricting development in Indy area
Prime farmland is disappearing fast, Indiana University researcher warns.
Ohio plant eyes Indiana to avoid environmental rule
Ohio’s governor has asked state environmental regulators to come up with a way to save 214 jobs at a northwest Ohio plant
that is considering a move to Indiana.
Looking out for summer garden pests
Just because it’s summer, don’t expect tree and shrub pests to go on vacation.
Garden Calendar
LAWN July • Do not try to control crabgrass after mid-July with a post-emergence herbicide. It is often too large to control well. Live with it until it dies from frost. • To prevent grub damage in the lawn, apply insecticides containing halofenozide or imidacloprid. Or, wait until August to determine if you have a […]