June 14, 2013
IBJ StaffAES Corp., the multinational parent of Indianapolis Power & Light Co., says the move will cost $1.2 million and create
up to 100 jobs by the end of 2014.
More
June 6, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis is launching a new strategy devoted to cleaning up abandoned industrial sites and sparking development in some
of the capital city's most blighted neighborhoods.
More
June 1, 2013
The Sierra Club wants the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to block an IPL plan to spend $511 million on pollution controls
at its 39-year-old Harding Street plant, plus a four-unit station in the southwestern Indiana town of Petersburg.
More
May 23, 2013
Dan HumanSome of the violations cited by the state are related to poor handling of hazardous materials at the Heritage-Crystal Clean
Inc. facility in Speedway.
More
May 22, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed adding three sites in Indiana—including one in Indianapolis—to
its highest priority cleanup list for hazardous waste sites.
More
May 15, 2013
Associated PressThe operators of Indiana's largest wind farm are proposing changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus
wind turbines to protect endangered Indiana bats from being killed by the turbines' spinning blades.
More
March 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAn Indiana Senate committee on Tuesday approved House Bill 1441, which would make it illegal to sell air-conditioner coils
or catalytic converters without proof of ownership.
More
March 1, 2013
Associated PressGovernment officials alleged Indianapolis-based CountryMark violated the law when the oil refiner expanded operations without
obtaining proper permits and installing necessary pollution controls.
More
February 2, 2013
Chris O'MalleyUtility wanted to conduct a study to determine how to dispose of carbon dioxide produced by its Edwardsport coal gasification
plant.
More
January 22, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Power & Light said ratepayers could expect a 2-percent to 3-percent annual increase for a "number of years,"
but said he did not know how long the increases would be in effect.
More
December 22, 2012
Penalties will help fund clean-up of East Washington Street site.
More
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.
More
November 10, 2012
IBJ StaffGroup plans full-time presence at Statehouse to guard against governor, Republican legislature rolling back environmental
protections.
More
October 1, 2012
Dan HumanCummins Inc. has received the Environmental Protection Agency’s blessing on a redesigned engine that will meet the first-ever
set of federal standards for heavy-duty truck emissions.
More
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.
More
June 30, 2012
Chris O'MalleyUtility denies claim it is trying to sidestep $2.6 billion cap on costs that can be passed along to ratepayers.
More
April 28, 2012
Chris O'MalleyNew federal mercury-reduction regulations may force Indianapolis Power & Light to spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade its
coal-fired electric plants scattered around Indiana. Duke Energy is mulling everything from plant upgrades to shutting down
older units.
More
April 6, 2012
Associated PressA new state law that merges three longtime rule-making boards into a single panel is stoking concerns among business and environmental
groups about what the shift could eventually mean for Indiana's environmental regulations.
More
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.
More
January 29, 2012
Associated PressA state effort to address phosphorous pollution that has fouled Indiana's waterways is moving forward slowly, but environmental
groups' hopes for help from lawmakers is likely to be dashed this year.
More
January 26, 2012
Associated PressAn analysis prepared for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission predicts new federal clean air regulations will raise electricity
rates in the state by about 14 percent by 2020 because of necessary upgrades to coal-fired power plants.
More
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.
More
August 9, 2011
U.S. truck makers are expected to improve tractor-trailer fuel economy by about 20 percent by 2018, saving $50 billion in
fuel costs over five years and decreasing carbon-dioxide emissions, President Barack Obama said.
More
July 29, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management says an inspection of the State of Indiana Forensic and Health Sciences
Lab found open jugs of hazardous materials during an inspection.
More
July 16, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinCarrier Corp.’s plan to invest $36.5 million in its Indianapolis plant hinges in part on how well consumers take to
a new platform of high-efficiency furnaces.
More
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.