Among other things, Morrison has sponsored bills in the past to significantly reduce protections for the state’s wetlands — which benefitted home developers. He also supported bills to allow industries to capture their carbon emissions and store them underground.

Farming and development destroyed a lot of the squirrel’s prairie habitat and fragmented the populations that are still around.

Indiana is trying to make it easier for people with disabilities to enjoy the outdoors. Experts say things like accessible parks and trails benefit many more people than just those who have disabilities — and that includes the state itself.

The money will go to assist cities in planting and maintaining their trees, developing tree inventories, and hiring and educating employees.

Indiana State Parks will receive $50 million from the Lilly Endowment to improve and enhance facilities statewide.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday it had confirmed cases of tularemia — also known as “rabbit fever” — in wild rabbits in Tippecanoe County.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has advised the public to avoid waters around Flint Creek in Tippecanoe County, after a report of a significant number of dead fish.

Shirley and Robinson were kayaking on the river on April 17 when they traveled over the remnants of a low-head dam, where the waters are dangerous because of their circular motion.

An Indiana Department of Natural Resources officer wants taxpayers to foot the bill after he was sued by a woman who was falsely charged with a crime because of a lie the officer told.

Common wall lizards arent dangerous to people, but the agency worries they could compete with native lizards for food and shelter and it wants to learn more.