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The public interest nonprofit Improving Kids’ Environment, or IKE, announced its merger today with the Hoosier Environmental Council. IKE’s mission for two decades has been to reduce toxic risks to children from lead, particulate matter, pesticides, and household chemicals. The nonprofit Hoosier Environmental Council has spent 36 years working in environmental education and advocacy. The public interest groups see the …

The Environmental Protection Agency is hearing testimony from environmental advocates in D.C. today, ahead of a proposed rule change in coal ash pond regulations. Coal ash from power plants is often kept in ponds or lagoons near waterways. When coal is burned several heavy metals, including arsenic are left in the ash. Under an Obama Administration rule, energy companies were …