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Energy regulatory bill criticized ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette The Allen County commissioners Friday joined with those of more than 40 other Indiana counties in opposing a state bill regulating renewable energy. Commissioners said House Bill 1381, which would set standards for wind and solar installations, would place decisions about them at the state level instead of in the hands of local officials. The bill includes setback requirements, height restrictions and sound-level rule...

HAMMOND — The city of Hammond has reached a settlement deal with five Northwest Indiana communities that sued late last year to object to Hammonds newly approved water rate hikes.  Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. confirmed the existence of a pending settlement between Hammond and towns of Highland, Munster, Griffith, Dyer and city of Whiting during a City Council meeting this week.  The Hammond City Council voted 9-0 in November to raise Hammond residents’ water bills from 44 cents t...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As Indiana lawmakers debate dozens of bills addressing environmental matters, tensions are flaring over whether the state should adopt greener initiatives or step back current...

House Utilities Committee Approves Bill Establishing Statewide Standards for Wind, Solar Sites HB 1381 sets default wind and solar energy system siting requirements for the state, requires all local governments to adopt wind, solar regulations before issuing permits. Enrique Saenz February 12, 2021 Renewable energy, like wind and solar power, is on the rise in the U.S., spurring investment and a further expansion of renewable sites across the nation, including Ind...

Distributors of nonalcoholic beverages may be prohibited from from granting a price, discount, allowance or service charge that is not equally available to all retailers of the product.

  A bill that takes away local governments’ power to choose utilities generated without fossil fuels and that places multiple barriers for state universities to choose how they acquire their power sources is making its way through the Indiana legislature. House Bill 1191, authored by Rep. Jim Pressel and passed by the Indiana House of Representatives by a wide margin, seeks to remove the power of local governments to place restrictions on public utilities based on the energy source of t...

You can count on one hand how many items the Shelby County Commissioners approved their Monday morning meeting. They gave the go-ahead for BSM Groups to bore at 6187 N. 400 West in Fairland and for Highway Superintendent Kem Anderson to replace a culvert at 375 East north of 500 South. Then they approved a fuel tank inspection for the Sheriff’s office. This inspection must be done every three years. “It’s time for our fuel tank inspection,” Sheriff Louie Koch said. “It�...