The Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc. awarded the prize to a scientist and biodiversity conservationist who has discovered several new species and led the establishment of four national protected areas.
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The new complex spans two buildings that can separate, grind down and sanitize plastic waste and then shape it into recyclable food-grade containers such as milk jugs or water bottles.
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A key lawmaker called the bill a response to ongoing resistance of local governments to greenlight solar, wind and other renewables projects that are necessary to support the state’s growing energy demands.
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The Indianapolis Board of Public Works voted narrowly Wednesday to continue sending the bulk of Marion County’s waste to an incinerator that burns trash to create steam energy through 2035.
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The Trump administration’s effort to withdraw funding for electric vehicle chargers is part of a broader push to roll back environmental policies advanced under President Biden.
An Environmental Protection Agency plan would end a decades-old program that gave consumers information on environmentally friendly refrigerators, dishwashers and other electronics.
The move pleases farmers and saves consumers a little money at the pump but is frustrating for environmentalists who believe ethanol-blended fuels harm the air and water.
Coal-fired power plants are becoming more valuable now that the suddenly strong demand for electricity to run Big Tech’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications has set off a full-on sprint to find new energy sources.
The bill will expedite approval processes for large-load customers like data centers and create cost- recovery mechanisms for projects utilities take on to serve those big customers.
In an announcement timed with Earth Day, electric utility AES Indiana said Tuesday that its new Pike County battery storage unit is now operational and that it received regulatory approval for a solar and battery project in Dubois County.
Gov. Mike Braun’s new executive orders require the state to develop a statewide water inventory and management plan, and establish a body that will spearhead efforts to reclaim rare earth elements from legacy coal byproducts.
The president directed federal agencies to loosen various restrictions on coal mining, leasing and exports.
The retreat is co-sponsored by the National Governors Association and the U.S. Department of Energy and is slated for this summer.
The legislation would expedite approval processes for large-load customers like data centers and set out cost-recovery mechanisms for projects utilities undertake to serve those big customers.
Indiana Economic Development Corp. spokeswoman Erin Sweitzer said the additional load is what’s needed to build out projects for Eli Lilly and Co. and Meta.
The permit allows an AES-owned power plant in Martinsville to discharge untreated wastewater into a stretch of the White River upstream of the city’s municipal wells.
Doral Renewables LLC announced Holcomb’s board appointment on Thursday, less than three months after the two-term Republican governor’s tenure came to end.
If fully developed, the 468-acre data center complex would have up to four buildings and 400 employees making annual salaries of about $100,000.
The legislation would add a new permitting process for utility developers looking to move large amounts of water to support their projects.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun made dual executive orders Wednesday—and said President Donald Trump’s timber production goals aren’t aimed at Indiana or its Hoosier National Forest.
Supporters hold up nuclear power as more efficient and cleaner, but say the cost to get that power connected to Indiana’s grid is too great to be borne by utility companies alone.
The spike in demand for electricity is being driven, in large part, by the artificial intelligence race as tech companies are snapping up real estate and seeking power to feed their energy-hungry data centers.
The guidance, issued this week, escalates the role that the new efficiency group, known as DOGE, plays in EPA operations.
Senate Bill 307 would allow the Indiana Brownfields Program to be used to study brownfields and to create a statewide inventory, although the bill provides no funding for the task.
