Utility fined for sewage overflow in Geist neighborhood
The odor was so strong after the spill in December that residents in the upscale neighborhood called the gas company to report a leak.
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Leader of recycling group to step down in November
Carey Hamilton is moving on after five years leading the Indiana Recycling Coalition.
Marion, four other Indiana counties exceed new EPA standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says parts of central Indiana's Marion and Morgan counties, southwestern Indiana's Daviess and Pike counties and western Indiana's Vigo County exceed the agency's beefed-up sulfur dioxide standard.
Enviros: Proposed coal mine would threaten refuge
A proposed surface coal mine spanning 1,500 acres of southwestern Indiana's coal country would threaten an adjacent national wildlife refuge used by migratory birds, three environmental groups warn.
Farmers like crop potential year after drought
Farmers are keeping an eye on the weather and searching for early signs of disease after a recent Purdue University Extension Service report suggested recent rains and high humidity could create more fungal and bacterial problems throughout the state.
Logging plan for Indiana forest draws opposition
The group Hoosier Forest Watch maintains that the logging work would damage the 1,500-acre back-country section of Morgan-Monroe State Forest near Bloomington. The state disagrees.
Huge greenhouse development planned for Haughville
New York-based BrightFarms Inc. plans to build a 100,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse on a vacant 5-acre parcel of land at 2219 W. Michigan St. that will employ 25.
Indiana crops look great after spring planting delays
Indiana’s corn and soybean crops are headed toward possibly record-breaking yields following one of the slowest and wettest planting seasons in a decade
Large hog farm gets approval near Camp Tecumseh
A northern Indiana county has approved plans for a 9,200-hog farm near a youth camp whose leaders worry the farm's odors will affect life at the popular camp.
Junkyard cleans up mess after IDEM finds violations
The state says a Hancock County salvage yard had made headway in fixing environmental violations found during a March inspection. The owner still faces an unrelated lawsuit from county officials.
Camp Tecumseh fighting big hog-farm proposal
Leaders of an Indiana youth camp that serves thousands of students from central Indiana are arguing against a farmer's plans to start raising some 9,200 hogs about a half-mile away.
Posey County backs bonds for $1.3B fertilizer plant
A southwestern Indiana county is issuing $1.3 billion in bonds for a fertilizer plant being developed by a Pakistan-based group after Gov. Mike Pence pulled state support.
Indy gets $1.6M from EPA to address brownfields
Indianapolis 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.
Indiana farmers make rapid progress planting corn
Indiana farmers who had worried that wet spring weather would prevent them from planting some of their corn fields are now ahead of schedule at getting the state’s top crop in the ground.
Developer pushing central Indiana wind farm plans
A developer has slightly scaled back plans for a central Indiana wind farm as the company tries to win approval from county officials for the estimated $300 million project.
Waste-management firm hit with environmental fines
Some of the violations cited by the state are related to poor handling of hazardous materials at the Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. facility in Speedway.
EPA seeks to add Keystone property to Superfund list
The 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.
Central Indiana county leaders back reservoir study
The Delaware County commissioners on Monday endorsed a resolution supporting environmental and engineering studies for the proposed Mounds Lake Reservoir.
Proposed requirements could sink Muncie-area wind farm
A central Indiana official says the tough conditions opponents of a planned wind farm are seeking for the project would leave little room for the proposed power-generating wind turbines.
River protest set for proposed central Indiana reservoir
Organizer and environmentalist Clarke Kahlo told The Herald Bulletin that the group is trying to build public awareness of the amount of land that would disappear if the reservoir is built.