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At least a half-dozen utilities have released plans to get to net-zero emissions, or close to it, by twenty fifty. Now a Michigan company has said that it will get to net-zero emissions by twenty forty, the fastest timetable of any major utility in the country. The Trump administration has formally revised a proposal that would significantly restrict the type …

Indiana Environmental Reporter’s Enrique Saenz reports on how suspension of clean water regulations will affect local Waters of America areas and areas downstream of them.

In a marathon session last night, Bloomington City Council members deliberated the finer points of  proposed legislation regulating scooter use in the city; Recent allegations of sexual harassment between a Monroe County commissioner and a county contractor have prompted the  county’s legal department to further refine its personal policy and county code. FEATURE Community members brought video and audio allegedly …

The Bloomington Common Council will meet at city hall tonight, to discuss additional regulations on scooter use. Tonight’s meeting comes after the publication of survey findings from area residents. Three different surveys on electric scooter use in the city garnered thousands of responses, most of them negative. According to the report, the majority of respondents – around 75 percent – …

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California; An interim operating agreement between the City of Bloomington and scooter companies Lime and Bird is now official; The Tapp and Rockport Road intersection is now open. FEATURE It’s illegal in the state of Indiana to have a syringe to use …

An interim operating agreement between the City of Bloomington and scooter companies Lime and Bird is now official. Both the Board of Public Works and the Board of Park Commissioners approved the agreement in their meetings yesterday. The two scooter companies dropped off loads of electric scooters in early October, much to the city’s surprise. City Attorney Michael Rouker described …

Electric scooters have popped up at bike racks across Bloomington. Late last week, the California-based electric scooter company “Bird” dropped 100 scooters off in downtown Bloomington. City officials say they were in talks with Bird about developing a roll-out plan and regulations surrounding the scooters, but were blindsided on Thursday when the scooters were dropped off. Bird has gotten in trouble …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to delay implementing its own rules, which would grant recipients of payday loans greater protections. The CFPB is looking to push the compliance date of the new rules back to August, 2019. The rules would require lenders to assess a borrower’s ability to repay their loan and still meet their financial obligations. It …

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a lawsuit against the Indiana State Department of Health this morning. The suit is a challenge to the constitutionality of Senate Enrolled Act 340. The law, passed earlier this year, imposing new requirements on abortion providers. It also compels all doctors to report any medical complications that occur during or after an abortion. …

Last week a committee in the Indiana House of Representatives approved a bill that would limit the power of state legislators. The law, proposed by Republican representative David Wolkins, would make it illegal for the state to pass environmental regulations that are more strict than federal laws. For years similar measures were shot down in the statehouse, with the help …