HEADLINES All stories this week by Norm Holy Indiana is often where out-of-state corporations propose to put highly polluting processes. WFYI reports a company that wants to build a coal-to-diesel plant in southern Indiana has hit a roadblock. Flexsteel Industries Inc. has agreed to a consent decree that requires it to pay $9.8 million for the cleanup of contamination at …
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The Indianapolis Star political columnist Mathew Tully has passed away at age 49; The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is extending operating hours next week; The Monroe County Public Library’s adult literacy program has one of the state’s highest awards for library sciences; The final debate between Indiana Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly, Republican challenger Mike Braun, and Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton is tonight; Residents …
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In today’s Eco Feature, Mary Hess, president of Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life, talks about community resistance in Dale, Indiana, against a proposed coal to diesel plant in her town. Spencer County is already one of the most polluted counties in the country.
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After they found out that a coal-to-diesel plant is being planned to open in their town, residents of Dale, Indiana organized. They came together and founded the grassroots Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life, with the help of the environmental advocacy organization Valley watch in Evansville. Mary Hess is the president of Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life. …
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This year’s fourth of July celebrations in Bloomington will be happening tonight, July third; Hot weather is causing complications for the Monroe County Fair; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is being accused of groping a lawmaker and three legislative staffers at a party, earlier this year; The Bloomington City Council approved a ten year tax break for an affordable housing …
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