Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
October 11, 2023
IDEM asks for feedback on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in series of public meetings
Some of the projects the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is considering include ways to expand clean energy, improve energy efficiency, increase electric vehicle use, expand access to public transit, and reduce food waste.
Read MoreMay 17, 2023
Advocates say locating waste processing plant in Gary violates residents' civil rights
Gary advocates have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. They said the agency's decision to renew a permit for a waste processing facility disproportionately harms Black and Brown residents in Gary a community that's already overburdened by pollution.
Read MoreApril 21, 2023
You're using your smart or programmable thermostats wrong. Here's how to save money, the environment
Smart and programmable thermostats are both supposed to help people save energy which is good for the environment and your wallet. But even though half of all U.S. households have these thermostats, only a third use them to control the temperature.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2022
Gary advocates ask judge to revoke waste-to-jet-fuel plant’s permit
Advocates in Gary say the Indiana Department of Environmental Management broke the law when it granted a permit for a plant that would turn waste into jet fuel.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2022
Gary advocates ask for review on state's decision on waste-to-fuel plant
Both advocates and the Environmental Protection Agency have raised environmental justice concerns about the plant's location.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2022
Indianapolis waste oil recycling plant to pay $300K for air pollution violations
The penalty is part of a settlement Metalworking Lubricants Company reached with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management late last week.
Read MoreJune 14, 2022
Air Quality Action Day issued for counties in all regions of Indiana
This means children, seniors, and anyone with a heart or lung condition should avoid strenuous work or outside exercise.
Read MoreMay 25, 2022
Slag pit blast at East Chicago steel mill being probed
The explosion Sunday in a raw materials section of the sprawling Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor West mill on the Lake Michigan shoreline “was caused by rainwater meeting the hot slag.”
Read MoreMay 18, 2022
Harmful PFAS detected in treated drinking water from 10 Indiana utilities
PFAS are human-made chemicals found in everything from carpets, to fast food wrappers, to firefighting foams on military bases -- like Grissom Air Reserve Base near Kokomo.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022
Indiana city drafts cleanup plan of soils tainted with PCBs
Kokomo officials recently submitted their proposed cleanup plan to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management spelling out how they will address the toxic soils found on land at the city's wastewater treatment plant.
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