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As part of the recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Indiana will get $127 million next year for water projects across the state.

Courtesy mwbcommunications.com Opponents of Senate Bill 389 gather in the Statehouse Monday to deliver Gov. Eric Holcomb a letter outlining their objections. Previous Next Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:00 am Editorial Holcomb should veto wetlands-gutting bill Adjectives flowed easily Monday from opponents of damaging legislation that would gut protections for Indiana wetlands. Unprecedented. Harmful. Irresponsible. Short-sighted. “(A) super-risky and unsustainable gamble,” Jill Hoffmann said. Hoffmann is executive director of the White River Alliance, an advocacy group...

Credit Courtesy of The Nature Conservancy More than 100 groups are asking the governor to veto a bill that would remove protections for many of the state’s wetlands. They delivered a letter to Holcomb on Monday. The signatures include city leaders as well as groups representing environmentalists, wildlife advocates, hunters, and more. Senate Bill 389 removes protections for a whole class of smaller wetlands (known as Class I wetlands) and nixes some for another class of wetlands that the state considers somewhat “rare or ecologically important” (known as Class II wetlands). The Indiana ...

A bill that would have eliminated the state’s law regulating wetlands was amended Wednesday morning to tackle the issue of wetlands regulation surgically, rather than with a “meat cleaver.” The bill, which has been the subject of heated debate, initially proposed repealing the state’s environmental program protecting wetlands, which would have left more than 80% of the state’s wetlands unprotected. Authors claimed the program created unnecessary red tape and was costly for landowners.  Environmentalists and good government experts alike staunchly opposed the legislation, pointing ...

Amid fierce debate, here are the facts about Indiana's wetlands program London Gibson and Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star How climate change will impact Indiana Replay Video UP NEXT A bill that would repeal Indiana’s wetlands protections has been the subject of intense debate this legislative session, raising lots of questions about wetlands and the state’s current regulations.  Builders and developers are pushing to eliminate the protections, which they consider costly red tape. But environmental advocates say the law is needed to prevent flooding, protect water suppli...