Rebecca Thiele
Mulitmedia Journalist IPBS Statewide News Reporter-
President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill ends the 30 percent tax credit for residential solar installations and equipment in 2026. Solar panels have to be fully installed and operating by the end of December to get the tax credit. -
The watershed that flows into the Ohio River covers most of Indiana, more than a dozen other states and at least 40 tribal nations. -
The state is moving forward with its plans to place electric vehicle chargers along Indiana's interstates. The Indiana Department of Transportation paused the federally-funded program in February while awaiting new guidance from the Trump administration. -
The U.S. Department of Energy announced its intent to loan the project $1.5 billion last fall. Residents against the project called the loan closure "shameful" at a time when basic government services are shut down. -
The number of communities budgeting or writing grants for sustainability nearly doubled in the past three years. More than half of cities adopted ordinances to prevent new construction in floodplains. -
An Indiana University professor has joined a national team of researchers that aims to track what are called "cascading hazards." That's where one natural disaster increases the likelihood of another — or makes the effects of that next disaster worse. -
The utility did consider a scenario to serve data centers with all clean energy sources, but said it wasn't as cost-effective for customers. -
Only two counties in Indiana require emissions tests for some passenger cars — Lake and Porter. State lawmakers have long blamed smog from Chicago and interstate travel for this. But how smog forms around Lake Michigan is much more complicated. -
The analysis by the Environmental Law and Policy Center shows two beaches in northwest Indiana accounted for most of that increase while the water quality at many beaches improved. -
Coke is a product made from coal that's used in steelmaking. Coke ovens emit harmful chemicals like benzene, which causes cancer.
