pollution

A bioenergy company aiming to turn household waste into jet fuel will likely not be placing a plant in Gary.

The Indianapolis metro area has decreased its rates of particle pollution only slightly since last year, according to a recent report from the American Lung Association.

Monroe County doesn’t allow home builders to build on a slope steeper than 15 percent. Rep. Dave Hall (R-Norman) said that’s too strict — his bill would increase the allowed slope to 25 percent.

The notice gives Alcoa Warrick 60 days to stop putting more pollution in the Ohio River than its permit allows.

The rule would require coal and natural gas plants to store 90 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions underground in about a decade.

The Environmental Protection Agency isn’t doing enough to protect people who live near oil refineries from pollution. That’s according to a new report by the agency’s internal watchdog group, the Office of Inspector General.

According to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Steel Gary Works emits the most greenhouse gases of any industrial facility in the state.

IDEM is forecasting high levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in the air Tuesday and Wednesday across much of the state.

Putnam County Commissioner David Berry said shipments like this come to Roachdale all the time. The only thing that’s different is the high-profile situation.

Aviation Indiana officials say smaller airports like the Monroe County Airport in Bloomington often aren't eligible for much of the state grant funding for infrastructure improvements.