The EPA opened nearly 200 criminal investigations this year, a 70% increase over 2022, the agency said in a report. It completed nearly 1,800 civil settlements, a 9% increase over 2022.
Indianapolis officials say they are preparing for more severe weather in the years to come as climate-change events threaten to overwhelm the stormwater drainage system and pose other problems.
The settlement involving DuPont, the Chemours Co. and Indianapolis-based Corteva Inc. resolves Ohio’s claims relating to releases of manmade, fluorinated compounds known as PFAS.
Cummins focuses on both hydrogen-powered and battery electric products through its zero-emissions business unit, which does business as Accelera by Cummins. But hydrogen is emerging as the breakout star for the company.
Business interests ranging from individual companies to investment funds are seeking legal advice on the drafting of internal compliance policies related to environmental, social and governance issues.
Three members of Purdue’s agronomy faculty—including an expert in soybeans and an expert in corn—explain how climate change is playing out on the ground in Indiana farm fields.
By the time it’s expected to come online in 2026, a Wabash Valley Resources fertilizer plant will be able to capture and store up to 1.65 million tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Chocolate is still a True Essence staple. But in 2021, the company shifted its focus to work on industrial challenges in the food supply chain.
Birds provide a way to connect us to nature. And even if they are hidden in trees or in the underbrush, we can still revel in their songs
Indiana lawmakers removed controversial language from a bill that would have effectively stripped protections for certain wetlands, but Republican leadership in both the House and Senate expressed support for reviving the language.
The Emerging Conservationist Award is a new honor affiliated with the Indianapolis Prize, a leading award for animal conservation.
Authorities say an evacuation order continues to affect more than 1,000 people within a half-mile radius of a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border.
In 2020, the city diverted only about 15% of all residential, commercial, industrial and construction waste from landfills, through a combination of recycling and composting. That was far below the U.S. rate of around 35%.
Athian expects to begin beta testing for its first product this month. The company was launched last year by Greenfield-based Elanco and Indianapolis-based High Alpha Innovation.
But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources.
The state is contracting with Minnesota-based Pace Labs, which has a location in Indianapolis, to test for “dangerous levels of dioxins” in the toxic materials.
The Senate passed the measure after Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., crossed party lines and joined the Republicans.
Gov. Eric Holcomb also decried a lack of communication from federal officials, saying he first learned about the shipment on Monday through a third party.
The EPA now is getting close to having enough certified facilities to take all of the waste from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, said Debra Shore, a regional administrator with the agency.
Moves to finally rid Indianapolis of its distinction as the nation’s largest city without universal curbside recycling will benefit current recycling-focused businesses and could spur economic development.
