Conversations about decarbonization have become more common in the last year, one local consultant said, and Indiana University Northwest is trying to add to that trend.
IUN to host community conversations focused on decarbonization in steel
Category: Environment
At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions
After two weeks of negotiations, delegates on Saturday agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation, a development that builds on a growing movement to recognize the role of the descendants of some regions’ original inhabitants in protecting land and combating climate change.
NWI residents, activists attend IDEM public meeting for Tradebe permit
Northwest Indiana residents and environmental activists on Wednesday attended a public meeting to voice their concerns about a potential permit for Tradebe. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management hosted a meeting at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting. IDEM’s Office of Air Quality issues air pollution control permits to sources that emit regulated levels of pollutants into the air, according to the agency. Tradebe, a Barcelona-based waste management company, has a hazardous waste storage and treatment facility at 4343 Kennedy Ave. in East Chicago. IDEM’s public meeting focused on a drum shredder at Tradebe’s East Chicago location. A drum […]
Urban legends or urban wildlife? Creepy creature sightings might just be thriving city animals
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NWI environmental activist, law organization encouraged by U.S. Steel, EPA ruling
One Northwest Indiana activist is encouraged by a recent Washington, D.C. circuit court ruling but said U.S. Steel still has a long way to go. The court on Thursday denied a request for the steel company to hit pause on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule setting emission standards for integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities. U.S. Steel’s decision was consolidated with cases from Cleveland Cliffs and the Clean Air Council, according to online court records. The court urges the groups to submit a joint proposal going forward. “The new rule would make a dent in emission levels,” said Carolyn […]
Good seeds: Stewards make sure native plants stay in Calumet area preserves
At Calumet area forest preserves, seed-saving efforts ensuring native plants repopulate plots cleared of invasive species.
Activists urge city to delay permitting for a scrap metal shredder in Pilsen
Sims says it’s working to mitigate pollution, but residents worry about health effects from company that has violated state and federal environmental regulations.
It’s almost Halloween, but this week will feel like summer just ahead of trick-or-treating
If Tuesday’s high reaches above 78 degrees, it will break the daily record for Oct. 29 set in 1999. Wednesday temperatures will be just shy of the record high for Oct. 30.
‘At a crucial juncture’: Northwest Indiana environmental activists say new report shows steel industry impact on health
The report found that coal-based steelmaking has contributed to an estimated $13.2 billion in health costs, 892 premature deaths and almost 100,000 lost school and work days annually.
Local 150 steps into Springfield power vacuum aiming to promote clean energy and protect jobs, efforts often at odds
Renewable power represents just 10% of Local 150’s work. The highway repairs, natural gas pipelines, and vast warehouse and intermodal complexes tell a different story.