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1M ago
As officials pondered expansions to a lakeside park that had become a centerpiece attraction in Winona Lake, they learned about a grant opportunity being considered by the Michiana Area Council of Governments ..read more
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2M ago
The widespread perception that Indiana’s winters are becoming less snowy carries with it a degree of truth backed up by recent historical data. But figuring out why can be a nuanced process ..read more
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3M ago
Abandoned oil and gas wells are objects of concern for state and federal legislators who, urged on by environmental advocates, are supporting bills that would enable states to accelerate the process of locating and plugging them ..read more
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4M ago
Issues championed by many environmental advocacy groups will receive limited attention from state lawmakers during the upcoming General Assembly session and few, if any, bills pertaining to the environment are likely to emerge from committee hearings ..read more
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5M ago
A new Indiana law, environmental advocates say, essentially transfers authority over onsite residential sewage systems from local health departments to homeowners, who they contend could rely on consultants with financial interests in seeing septic systems installed ..read more
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6M ago
Environmental advocates continue to express dismay about a persistent problem: In some places, fish in Indiana's more than 35,000 miles of rivers continue to show concentrations of mercury high enough to result in adverse health effects for those who consume them ..read more
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6M ago
Environmental advocates — especially those who have spent time studying the Wabash River — have questions about a proposed pipeline that would carry hundreds of millions of gallons of water from the river near Lafayette to the proposed LEAP Innovation District in Boone County ..read more
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6M ago
A viable answer to the question of how to tap an abundant source of clean power without incurring exorbitant costs lies about 500 feet underground, according to officials at Ball State University ..read more
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9M ago
In recent years, attention has increased on the issue of the quality of the air people breathe in buildings, where concentrations of pollutants can be two to five times higher than normal outdoor concentrations, according to the Environmental Protection Agency ..read more
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10M ago
Mitigating climate change with solar and wind farm developments requires huge amounts of resources — especially land, the use of which is more often than not decided at the local level ..read more