Articles tagged as: IPB
December 12, 2025
Braun appoints three commissioners to agency that shapes Hoosiers' energy bills
Gov. Mike Braun picked three new members of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The agency decides whether a utility can charge its customers for the cost of things like new power plants and lines.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2025
Report: Indiana, other states can't make up for proposed cut to EPA funding
House Republicans and the Trump administration have proposed significant cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency next fiscal year. They say it's an effort to reduce "wasteful spending" and give more environmental oversight back to states like Indiana.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2025
Black infants are dying at a high rate in Indiana. Here's what an expert has to say
Indiana's infant mortality rate was at a historic low last year, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2025
Ogden Dunes abandons project to place stone erosion barrier in Lake Michigan
This comes after a nearly two-year with the environmental group Save the Dunes. Fights over whether to harden the Lake Michigan shoreline have been going on for years and are likely to continue.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2025
Lawmaker plans to re-introduce a bullying, suicide prevention bill during the session
Indiana schools would need to notify parents if their child was a victim of bullying, or expressing suicidal thoughts, under a bill one House lawmaker plans to reintroduce during the legislative session.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2025
IU: Tech companies, governments could do more to reduce environmental impacts of data centers
AI data centers need a massive amount of energy to operate 24/7. Multiple Indiana utilities plan to serve them with new natural gas plants or by keeping coal plants open — leading to more air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2025
Midwest grid operator fast-tracking more natural gas to serve AI data centers, other demand
None of projects the operator approved so far are in Indiana, but at least six in the state are eligible this round.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2025
Your paper or plastic to-go cup might be recyclable now
At least two major waste companies that serve Indiana now accept those cups in their recycling.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2025
What contributes to Indiana's recidivism rate? Here's what an expert had to say
More than 36 percent of people released from prison return within three years, according to the Indiana Department of Correction. Issues like finding work and housing, substance use and lack of outside support contribute to the state's recidivism rate.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2025
Winters are warming faster than other seasons in Indiana
The average winter temperature has gone up about five degrees for almost every Indiana city studied since 1970.
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