February 27, 2013
Scott OlsonFor the third time, the Hoosier Environmental Council has filed a federal suit attempting to stop construction of the 142-mile
link between Evansville and Indianapolis.
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January 18, 2013
Associated PressOne of Indiana's largest environmental groups said Friday it was concerned that this year's General Assembly may weaken
Hoosiers' ability to protect themselves from pollution and other health risks.
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November 17, 2012
Chris O'MalleyBut with a legislature that could be unreceptive to environmental policy, HEC is also guarding against an unwinding of existing
laws.
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November 10, 2012
IBJ StaffGroup plans full-time presence at Statehouse to guard against governor, Republican legislature rolling back environmental
protections.
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September 14, 2012
Associated PressEighteen environmental and public interest groups are urging Indiana's environmental agency to reconsider its plans to
stop publishing newspaper notices that alert the public about hearings on proposed air-quality policy changes.
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September 7, 2012
Associated PressEnvironmentalists and Indiana's newspaper association say a state agency's plans to stop publishing notices about
public hearings on air-quality issues will leave some residents in the dark about policy changes that could impact their health.
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August 11, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan for a $14.4 million floodwall and levee from Butler University to Kessler Boulevard
is both good and bad news for woodland advocates.
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March 14, 2012
Associated PressAn Indiana regulatory panel passed new rules Wednesday aimed at protecting the quality of the state's waterways. The new
rules are aimed at lowering the levels of pollutants released into waterways by companies.
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January 28, 2012
Chris O'MalleyWaste management districts would need county OK to levy property taxes to fund their programs.
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January 21, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe state’s largest green group is seeking changes to measures it says could strip funding and oversight for environmental
protection.
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December 10, 2011
Chris O'MalleyLed by Jesse Kharbanda, the Hoosier Environmental Council is keeping its agenda lean to boost chances for success in short
session.
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December 10, 2011
IBJ StaffValparaiso-based Legal Environmental Aid Foundation will help HEC extend its reach.
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December 4, 2011
Associated PressThe Hoosier Environmental Council and the Valparaiso-based Legal Environmental Aid Foundation say they're merging in hopes
of advancing environmental issues in Indiana.
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October 25, 2011
Associated PressThe oil industry says a new oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast might create jobs for Indiana residents if the Obama
administration approves its construction.
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October 22, 2011
Scott OlsonDesignation to east-side project would go beyond building certification.
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October 19, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIndiana environmental groups file a second lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers, alleging permits for 29 miles of the
I-69 project between Oakland City and Washington violate the Clean Water Act.
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August 9, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's 142-mile extension of Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Evansville will siphon hundreds of millions of
dollars away from other road and bridge projects in coming years, according to a report from an environmental group.
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April 17, 2011
Associated PressSenate Bill 251, which passed the Indiana House Utilities and Energy committee Friday, calls for a voluntary goal of producing
10 percent of the state's electricity from renewable energy resources by 2025.
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March 5, 2011
A panel discussion includes topics ranging from green power initiatives and hybrid cars to landfill policies and environmental
regulations.
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November 15, 2010
Associated PressJesse Kharbanda, executive director of the Hoosier Environmental Council, said the new Legislature will make it more challenging
to sell environmental initiatives mainly because there are more than two dozen freshmen lawmakers he and others will have
to court.
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July 24, 2010
Chris O'MalleyDetractors of new-terrain route say cost cuts undermine economic development premise for extending the interstate.
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July 24, 2010
Chris O'MalleySome opponents of the Interstate 69 extension says it’s not too late to kill the project even
though concrete has been poured for two miles in southern Indiana, and another 60 miles or so is under construction or in
an engineering phase.
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March 20, 2010
IBJ StaffBill would have allowed businesses, universities and other organizations generating their own power to receive a retail credit
on their utility bills.
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March 6, 2010
IBJ StaffOpponents of energy/climate change legislation—which has predominantly been in the form of so-called cap-and-trade
legislation—aren’t convinced.
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January 2, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe Hoosier Environmental Council and Citizens Action Coalition see an expansion of the state’s
“net metering” policy as achievable during the short legislative session that starts Jan.
5.
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Ameriana Bank took over Westfield Farmers Market for 2013 and it is held in their parking lot, corner of 32 and Carey road, 5 to 8. I am selling soap and candles there. great market!
B&T certainly has enough of our taxpayer dollars to do this thanks to Mayor Ballard. Given the firm's exceedingly poor reputation in the legal community, the basement would seem a better option.
Should read MAY hire 20 people.
Not a good location for a 300,000 home. 10th Street fumes, buses, noise. Max for this location 150,000.
The state constitution also does not say that the majority has a right to quorum, nor that the minority is required to allow them quorum. In fact, denial of quorum has been a parliamentary maneuver since the establishment of the first parliaments in the early 1600s. The right to deny quorum (and the requirement fore quorum) are to prevent exactly what happened in Indiana: A tyrannical majority pushing through odious, objectionable legislation. Denial of quorum is totally legitimate, and lest we forget, a tactic the GOP has employed many, many times to ensure their issues weren't given short shrift. By allowing the majority to impose "fines" on the minority for exercising the authority the constitution grants them (to deny quorum,) they are violating the constitution.