water pollution

An aerial view of NIPSCO's Michigan City coal plant. The plant has steel walls that run along the Lake Michigan shoreline and Trail Creek.

Activists: NIPSCO's seawall repair isn't enough to prevent coal ash 'crisis,' could stir up pollution

Rebecca Thiele

The northwest Indiana utility NIPSCO is working to repair a seawall on the site of its Michigan City coal plant. Activists worry the wall could fail, sending coal ash into Trail Creek and Lake Michigan.

Activists want to see BP update its water pollution control technology and monitor or set limits for dozens of toxic chemicals — things like PFAS, benzene and arsenic.

Activists, NWI residents ask Indiana to reduce water pollution coming from BP's Whiting Refinery

Rebecca Thiele

Activists and northwest Indiana residents are asking the Indiana to reduce water pollution coming from BP’s Whiting Refinery.

Monroe County stormwater coordinator Kelsey Thetonia said there are streams on the west side of Bloomington that sink and reappear in places like Leonard Springs Nature Park.

Bill aims to increase cheaper housing in Monroe County. Experts say it won't, raise water concerns

Rebecca Thiele

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.

Tanks at Metalworking Lubricants Co. near Indianapolis's Old Southside neighborhood.

Indianapolis oil recycling plant fined $300K for air pollution

Rebecca Thiele

As part of the settlement, Metalworking Lubricants will install a new system to reduce its emissions by 95 percent.

The White River from the Indianapolis Art Center's ArtsPark. Indiana has the most miles of rivers and streams deemed too polluted to swim in of any state.

Indiana has the most polluted rivers, streams of any state

Rebecca Thiele

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project shows that after 50 years of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. still has a long way to go to protect its waterways.

The fanshell mussel is one of five endangered species of mussels in the lower Ohio River. The Indiana DNR said endangered mussels could be harmed by the proposed pipeline.

DNR, Environmental Groups Concerned About Proposed Pipeline Underneath Ohio River

Rebecca Thiele

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Sierra Club, and Citizens Action Coalition have concerns about a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run underneath the Ohio River.