Indiana working on phosphorous limits for lakes
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says the rule would impact sewage treatment plants upstream of lakes.
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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 […]
State FFA leaves Education Department for ag agency
Beginning this summer, the Department of Agriculture will house Indiana FFA's executive offices.
Carmel-based power provider receives $5M federal grant
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency will use funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to retrofit streetlights
in 20 communities that it serves.
Young workers help Indiana parks during cutbacks
Indiana Department of Natural Resources spokesman Phil Bloom said the 1,665 young workers hired by the DNR will help seasonal
workers with important maintenance work at many of the state’s 24 state parks and dozens of other properties.
U.S., Indiana mint production wilts with foreign competition
Decades ago, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin were the top U.S. mint producers, but the heart of U.S. production is now in
the Pacific Northwest. Over time, as small mint farms shut down, Indiana has fallen to fourth.
Indiana to turn 43,000 acres into wetlands area
Together, the combined acreage of the two habitat conservation areas will be the largest project ever undertaken by the state
Department of Natural Resources, Daniels said.
Group forms to protect Pleasant Run watershed
Led by Sky Schelle, east-side residents have formed The Friends of Pleasant Run.
Lugar’s energy bill winning support
Lugar’s bill may be able to muster the 60 votes needed for Senate passage because it wouldn’t cap emissions or expand offshore
drilling, two controversial issues in the Senate.
Indiana contractors scramble for certification to remove lead
New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules force precautions on paint chips, dust.
Urban farmer in Indianapolis hopes he’s the first of many
Matthew Jose figures that if enough people follow him into urban farming, vacant and abandoned property will flourish with
productivity, consumer diets will improve, and worn neighborhoods will get new life.
Time to bring I-69 downtown?
Dusting off the original plans to extend the highway from I-465 to downtown would ease congestion. But, oh, the downsides.
One thing that’s going right in Indiana
In a state where education, incomes and health suffer, there’s more water than anyone knows what do to with.