Evacuation order lifted in area near Indiana plastics fire
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Indiana lifted a dayslong evacuation order late Sunday afternoon for an area near a plastics fire after they said it...
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Steel Dynamics agrees to pay penalty, reduce air pollution
CHICAGO (WOWO): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday that Steel Dynamics, Inc. has agreed to a settlement requiring them to upgrade their air...
Fort Wayne sewage tunnel on track despite year of challenges
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne officials say a deep rock tunnel being built beneath Indiana’s second-largest city to catch sewage overflows is still on...
City receives grant for North River cleanup
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The City’s Redevelopment Department has received $283,400 to begin cleanup work on the city-owned North River property. The funds come from...
Pipeline dumps 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into St. Marys river
DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — A Texas company says one of its pipelines has spilled more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into a river in...
Indiana environmentalists push back on EPA’s coal ash rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana environmentalists are criticizing the easing of toxic coal ash regulations by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Indianapolis Star reports that environmental...
Banks praises Trump’s EPA executive order
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release): Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), Vice-Chair of the Environment Subcommittee on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, this afternoon issued the...
FDA, EPA release new guidelines for fish consumption
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Indiana News Service): Good news for people who love fresh fish. Two U.S. agencies have released new advice on how much and which...
Study: millions of Ohioans living near toxic emissions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOWO/Ohio News Service): About one in four Ohioans lives near an oil or gas operation, with toxic emissions that can be threats to...
Ohio community at odds with EPA over toxic waste site
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOWO): Some Ohio residents say federal plans to clean up a toxic waste site in Clark County just aren’t going to cut it....