Indiana panel’s proposal would expand net metering
The draft net metering rule would boost the state’s power cap for renewable power units and expand it to all customer classes served by electric utilities.
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New enforcement rules worry environmental activists
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s top attorney asked agency staff to change how they cite companies for
violating the state’s water pollution law.
Indiana counselor ‘deeply concerned’ about Duke plant
Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler’s comments came four months after Duke Energy revealed the cost of its southwestern
Indiana plant had grown to nearly $2.9 billion, or about twice the project’s original 2007 estimate.
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.
Water, sewer utility sale passes another hurdle
Sale of city's water and sewer utilities faces showdown on Monday with full council vote.
Indiana working on phosphorous limits for lakes
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management says the rule would impact sewage treatment plants upstream of lakes.
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.
Wind energy transmission raises equity questions
Transmission lines costing about $16 billion are needed to move wind energy into the electric grid. But the cost has sparked
a debate over who should pay for getting the power from where it is made to where it is consumed.
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.
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.
Water, sewer sale clears another hurdle
The $1.9 billion deal still needs the OK of the City-County Council and state regulators.
Indiana contractors scramble for certification to remove lead
New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules force precautions on paint chips, dust.
Business groups bless Mayor Ballard’s utility sale plan
Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis support sale of water, sewer utilities.
Study: Indiana shows long-term decrease in air toxics
IDEM says in its newly released “ToxWatch” report that the level of air toxics over the last decade has “decreased
to within levels acceptable to the U.S. EPA.
Activists say Indiana lagging in protecting environment
Indiana's air, land and water are significantly cleaner than they were at the start of the environmental movement
40 years ago, but the state still has work to catch up with other states, according to activists.
Waterworks board wants outside review of mayor’s utility plan
The waterworks board’s plan to hire outside consultants to study the proposed sale of Indianapolis Water could delay the deal.
IDEM chief choking on EPA’s new ozone proposal
Cost of proposed EPA ozone limit would far outweigh any potential health benefits, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
commissioner says.
City-County Building ‘greening’ project to cost $8 million
City expects environmentally friendly overhaul of downtown headquarters to provide net savings of $250,000 per year.
Ethanol doubles its efforts in effort to keep subsidies
For years, ethanol fuel derived from corn was almost politically untouchable, thanks to powerful advocates on Capitol Hill.
The ethanol industry has consequently exploded over the last decade, thanks to government subsidies and incentives. But skepticism
about ethanol is rising, prompted by fluctuating food prices and an organized campaign by anti-ethanol advocates to discredit
the industry.
Duke: New coal plant’s cost rises to $2.9B
Duke Energy says the cost of the coal-gasification power plant it’s building in southwestern Indiana has risen by $530 million.