Rebecca Thiele
Multimedia Environmental/Energy Journalist, News-
Oct. 20-26 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The EPA encourages parents to get their children tested for lead — which is generally recommended between the ages of 1 and 2. -
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs are in the top 10 for greenhouse gas emissions in the state and toxic releases from industrial facilities. -
Climate change can make flooding, extreme heat, tick diseases and reduced crop yields worse in Indiana. -
Coal plant closures have been driving emission decreases over the past decade. More than half of Indiana’s industrial emissions come from power plants and more than a quarter from steel and aluminum manufacturing. -
The utility Indiana Michigan Power expects that by 2030, data centers planned for its territory will use more electricity every year than all the residents it serves today. -
The Republican candidate, U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), has built a reputation as one of the few Republicans in the Senate advocating for climate solutions. -
Over the past decade, the U.S. has seen several large protest movements — and organizers still face a lot of the same struggles they did during past uprisings. -
Duke Energy's latest 20-year plan would delay closing the Gibson coal plant by three years. -
The relocation project is a collaboration between the Indiana DNR, The Nature Conservancy and Purdue University Fort Wayne. -
Experts say things like accessible parks and trails benefit many more people than just those who have disabilities — and that includes the state itself.
