New EPA rules target coal ash ponds for cleanup
For the first time, federal regulations will cover the nearly 50 dumps spread across 14 locations in Indiana that were previously exempted from cleanup provisions.
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IPL to pay $1.5M fine to settle Petersburg pollution issues
The Indianapolis-based utility said it also will spend $5 million to mitigate what critics say has been harm to the environment caused by the plant’s excess emissions over the years.
Children’s environmental group merges with Hoosier Environmental Council
Improving Kids’ Environment, a 20-year-old not-for-profit that works to reduce toxic risks for children, is now part of the Hoosier Environmental Council, the groups announced Thursday.
Manufacturers to help pay for TV, computer recycling
The Indiana Recycling Coalition scored big in the just-concluded session of the Indiana General Assembly with the passage
of House Bill 1589, which requires that electronics manufacturers help pay for recycling of their old televisions and computer
monitors.
Local trust working toward 2,010 acres by end of 2010
The Central Indiana Land Trust anticipates bringing nearly 800 acres valuable to conservation under its protection this year,
thanks to a generous tax incentive for property owners.
Green magazine deserves recognition
For the past 2-1/2 years, Indiana Living Green has sprouted up through the corporate cracks, offering Indiana readers a guide to a greener lifestyle and sustainable living.
Green Ideas and Network Event will promote the environment
The Green Ideas and Network Event April 22 will focus on green/sustainable projects and offer advice to business people, students
and the public about how to make the world more environmentally friendly.
Conservationist awarded for his dogged pursuit to save endangered species
Through the efforts of The Indianapolis Zoo, the animal conservation world lasers in on Indianapolis every two years —
presenting
our community an opportunity to recognize and learn from a hero in science and conservation.
Let’s invest in wind, instead of coal
Developing wind energy for Indiana would be economical and could make the state a leader in the green economy of the future.