Indiana environmental agency budget loses $35 million
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Funding for the Indiana agency that oversees hazardous spills and the safety of water and air has been decreasing over the last...
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Pipeline dumps 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into St. Marys river
DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — A Texas company says one of its pipelines has spilled more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into a river in...
Crews testing for groundwater contamination near Bowser Buildings demo site
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Possible groundwater contamination at the demolition site of a former Fort Wayne landmark. Over the weekend crews working on clearing the...
Utility warns of runoff contaminations
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): Indiana American Water is issuing a warning about the threat that rainwater runoff poses to the state’s waterways. Indiana has had a...
Report calls out Ohio companies for methane pollution
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Methane is a potent greenhouse gas leaked by hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas production. Now, a new report from the Center...
Emissions testing beginning at Kokomo glass factory
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP): The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has begun testing around Kokomo Opalescent Glass to determine if the art-glass manufacturer is emitting hazardous...
Lawmaker wants to end emissions testing in northwest Indiana
MUNSTER, Ind. (AP): A state lawmaker wants to end emissions testing in northwest Indiana, saying it’s not fair that Lake and Porter counties are lumped...
Heavy coal pollution at southern Indiana plant raises concerns, but I&M says they’re following the law
ROCKPORT, Ind. (WOWO):Indiana and Michigan Power Rockport plant dumped about 6 million pounds of toxic pollution into Indiana’s air, land and water in 2014 and...