Tag Archives: Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life

The Indiana Environmental Reporter says a bill that would repeal state protections for Indiana’s diminishing wetlands passed the Senate’s Environmental Affairs Committee and is headed for consideration by the full Indiana Senate despite opposition from the agencies in charge of protecting the state’s environment and natural resources. —Norm Holy Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life and Valley Watch have …

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.

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. …

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 …