Rebecca Thiele
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It affirmed the Indiana Supreme Court ruling that clarified the public can use the shoreline up to where the high water mark usually hits the beach.
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Among other things, the EPA wants to treat groundwater south of the Amphenol site using a barrier to break down harmful chemicals as they flow through.
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Controversial coal-to-diesel plant wants more time to build. Activists want state to revisit its perA company hoping to build a controversial coal-to-diesel plant in southern Indiana has asked for more time before starting construction. Residents and activists who oppose the plant hope the state will look closely at the company’s plan — and allow the public to comment on them — before approving the extension.
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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.
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Twelve oil refineries in the U.S. put unsafe levels of benzene gas into the air last year — including a refinery in Mount Vernon, east of Evansville.
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The move comes a few months after the Environmental Protection Agency said the ponds weren’t in compliance with the federal coal ash rule.
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Last year lawmakers passed a law to remove protections for about half of all wetland acres in Indiana.
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Are there more trees or acres of forest in Indiana than there were a decade ago? A listener in Elkhart wanted to know.
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Earlier spring temperatures and longer summers are making seasonal allergies worse in Indiana and across the country.
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Indiana utilities have more influence on politics in the state than you might imagine. Net metering for rooftop solar — which will be phased down this year — is a good example.