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An Indiana Senate bill authored by state Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, would impose additional procedural requirements on a planned carbon dioxide sequestration project by petroleum giant BP. Niemeyer’s bill has been lauded by environmental activists who have concerns over the proposal’s efficacy and impact. Produced through the burning of fossil fuels, atmospheric carbon dioxide is a primary ...

House Bill 1360, which Valpo Dems claim targets VCS, would reorganize certain school boards by requiring members be nominated by a five-member appointed commission.

On Tuesday morning, the House Utilities, Telecommunications and Energy Committee discussed and ultimately passed House Bill 1277, authored by Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso.

The legislation comes in response to a state proposal to withdraw as much as 100 million gallons of water per day from aquifers connected to the Wabash River for the LEAP Research & Innovation District in Boone County.

As Indiana prepares to bring thousands of megawatts of utility-scale wind and solar energy online, environmentalists and educators hope to use new tools — mapping and grant-boosted education — to