As Gov. Mike Braun takes action that he says will improve Hoosier public health, environmental activists believe other action needs to be taken to prove his commitment.
NWI group, Sierra Club react to Indiana environmental, public health action
Category: Environment
EPA sues E.C. oil re-refinery for cyanide and mercury near Grand Cal
Federal regulators recently sued the operators of an East Chicago oil re-refinery plant for violating its wastewater permits by discharging excess pollutants — including cyanide, mercury, oil and grease — from its facility toward the Grand Calumet River.
Momentum builds for nuclear power in Illinois as state aims to reach Gov. JB Pritzker’s energy goals
Illinois lawmakers look to remove barriers to a ban on new large-scale nuclear power plants to meet energy goals and power demands.
‘A really frightening concept’: NWI activists react to potential air pollution exemptions
Northwest Indiana residents and environmentalists are disappointed by possible air pollution exemptions, but they’re not surprised.
Trump’s love affair with dirty coal can’t compete with market realities
Executive orders unlikely to help coal, once a dominant sector of the economy but now in steep decline because it can’t compete against cleaner, less-expensive energy sources.
Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that
Conservationists in Africa have launched an effort to save endangered vultures by trying to put a dollar figure on their incredible value.
Bird watchers rejoice as piping plovers return to Montrose Beach
Two banded piping plovers were spotted Friday morning marking their return in time for spring.
Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds
A hotspot from underneath Earth’s crust may have created a low point that glaciers finished carving out and filling with water millions of years later.
What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the US
Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes and flooding that have killed at least eight people this week, faced an ongoing threat of catastrophic flooding Friday that forecasters said would stretch into the weekend.
Trump administration ends key grant program that helps communities prepare for disasters
As the Trump administration weighs the future of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters, it is ending a key program that has been used by communities across the country to pay for projects designed to help them prepare for natural disasters like flooding and fires.