Rebecca Thiele

A state Senate bill, SB 241, would establish a hunting and trapping season for bobcats in Indiana by July of next year.

Legislative committees are important. They’re the first time bills are heard and often the only times the public can speak for or against a bill in front of lawmakers that don’t represent them. It’s also where most bills die.

Climate advocates said the climate action plans for both companies look similar — and neither is particularly ambitious.

A report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said there’s not enough energy on the regional grid to meet peak demand.

The EPA wants to inject the groundwater in and around the site with material that will make the harmful chemicals in the water less toxic.

Officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said that’s the most state money Indiana has ever put toward conservation at one time.

The state adopted an emergency rule last month to lower the threshold for when public health agencies have to address elevated blood lead levels in children — and will consider making the change permanent.

The site of the old Cities Service Refinery now houses a CITGO oil storage facility and vacant property owned by Oxy USA. The EPA found groundwater in the center of the site had high levels of fuel chemicals — like benzene, which can cause blood cancers.

Indianapolis Public Schools set to have the largest school solar project in Indiana

Is it possible to address climate change without also addressing consumerism? A listener in Muncie wanted to know.