Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
December 17, 2015
Power Plants Near Evansville Agree To Reduce Air Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company has agreed to install pollution control equipment expected to reduce sulfuric acid emissions from both power plants by approximately 1,400 tons each year.
Read MoreNovember 13, 2015
Sierra Club Targets Donnelly On Clean Power Plan
Environmental group the Sierra Club will launch digital and print ads this weekend pushing Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly to oppose legislation curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency's new Clean Power Plan. He is being targeted as a potential swing vote in the Senate.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2015
Greening The Statehouse To Address Coal Ash Pollution
The keynote speaker at Saturday's event will talk about the new federal coal ash rules, and how they may impact Indiana communities.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2015
EPA Says Illinois Can Weigh In On Northwest Indiana Quarry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Illinois should get a chance to publicly object to a proposed northwest Indiana quarry on the Kankakee River.
Read MoreOctober 23, 2015
Indiana Going Back To Court To Block EPA Regulation
Indiana was part of an effort to block the EPA's power plant rule before it became final. The latest lawsuit - involving Indiana and 22 other states - takes aim at the regulation now that it's taken effect.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2015
Sickened By Smells, Retired Farmer Looks To Challenge Indiana's Right To Farm Law
Retired farmer Dick Himsel's Danville property looks like an idyllic Midwestern small farm. Trees line the driveway, leading up to an old-fashioned wooden farmhouse that's surrounded by tall stalks of corn. One thing the property does not have, though, is fresh air.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2015
Indiana Among States Appealing EPA Water Rules
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has joined counterparts in 10 other states in asking a federal appeals court to halt implementation of new water rules while the states try to overturn those regulations in court.
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