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Upgraded $60M recycling facility plays key role in Indy’s universal curbside plan

May 8, 2026
Taylor Wooten

In 2012, WM had just 30 optical sorters across 100 facilities, he said. The Indianapolis facility alone has 13.

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From renewable energy to recycled pop bottles, Final Four aims to minimize environmental impact

March 27, 2026
Sam Stall

The 2026 Men’s Final Four Sustainability Plan is a collaboration between the NCAA, Indiana Sports Corp., environmental groups, corporate partners and student researchers to max out the event’s carbon-reduction efforts and recycling programs.

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Utilities warn of soaring costs related to federal order to keep coal units burning

March 26, 2026 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Environment groups have filed a lawsuit to shut the coal units down.

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Digs Garden Center to reopen, Bloom bar planned in North Mass District

March 10, 2026 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

The owners of Digs Garden Center sold the property to a group that has invited the trees-and-flowers firm to return as tenants. It’s also reviving their plans for a neighborhood bar.

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State announces workshops around Indiana for feedback on water plan

February 11, 2026 | Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Attendees will be asked for input on developing a regional water planning framework, enhancing Indiana’s water monitoring networks and creating an online water data and management platform.

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Frustrations remain for forest alliance even after shifting strategies

February 6, 2026 | Taylor Wooten

The group wants the city to dedicate funding to buy forested areas, to protect them from private development.

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Does Indiana’s environmental reform bill streamline standards or make unnecessary cuts?

February 6, 2026 | Marek Mazurek

Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order for state agencies to keep businesses in mind when setting environmental rules. That directive could soon materialize in changes to rules governing the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

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EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations

January 13, 2026 | The Washington Post

The change is part of the Trump EPA’s broader goal of slashing regulations, saying they are hindering economic growth.

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Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here’s why delivery has become more polluting.

December 23, 2025 | Associated Press

Companies like Amazon, which provides same-day or overnight shipping in many cases, are changing their delivery vehicles and processes to minimize environmental impact.

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US, Australia sign $8.5B critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

October 20, 2025 | Associated Press

Earlier this month, Beijing announced that it will require foreign companies to get approval from the Chinese government to export magnets containing even trace amounts of rare-earth materials.

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Carmel-based SePro acquires California-based AI startup

August 29, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

SePro offers water-quality analysis services and chemicals that address problems such as algae blooms and invasive weeds in surface water sources ranging from backyard ponds to large lakes and reservoirs.

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Data center projects facing local pushback

July 4, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Four data center proposals in the Indianapolis area are facing a dynamic that’s emerging here and elsewhere: The operators working to build data centers here vs. the neighbors trying to stop them.

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Agencies ordered to release billions of frozen dollars aimed at climate, infrastructure projects

April 15, 2025 | Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, sided with conservation and nonprofit groups.

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Environmental Protection Agency terminates $20B in grants for climate projects

March 12, 2025 | Bloomberg News

Administrator Lee Zeldin claims that the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is part of a “scheme” administered by the previous administration without proper oversight.

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Lawmakers seek path to remediate brownfields through inventory

February 28, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

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.

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EV, battery manufacturers moving ahead on projects despite Trump’s views, actions

February 21, 2025 | Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

Potential rollbacks of Biden-era policies that incentivized electric vehicle production and ownership have stirred apprehension among some local economic development officials across the state.

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Plan for 650 homes near Morse Reservoir in Noblesville faces resident opposition

December 5, 2024 | Daniel Bradley

Nearly 20 people expressed those worries Tuesday night to members of the Noblesville City Council during a public hearing about a zoning change that would allow development of the 175-acre Morse Village.

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In landmark move, EPA requires removal of all lead pipes within 10 years

October 8, 2024 | The Washington Post

The move comes nearly 40 years after Congress determined that lead pipes posed a serious risk to public health and banned them in new construction.

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The Bee Corp. dissolves, but its technology lives on

September 27, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The company’s signature technology, called Verifli, uses infrared imagery, data analytics and a smartphone app to determine the size of the bee colony inside a hive—a faster and less invasive method than manually inspecting the hive.

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Lawsuit accuses Cummins of stealing trade secrets

September 13, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

California-based tech company C3.ai, which accuses Cummins of “brazen misappropriations of trade secrets and breach of contract,” said it plans to seek damages estimated at between $500 million and $1 billion.

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What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule

June 27, 2024 | Associated Press

Three energy-producing states—Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia—challenged the rule, along with the steel industry and other groups, calling it costly and ineffective.

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Cooking oil recycler cleans up at IMS, Gainbridge

May 24, 2024 | Sam Stall

Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions filters customers’ used cooking oil for reuse. It also cleans customers’ fryers and carts off used cooking oil to be recycled into biodiesel fuel.

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