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According to Inside Indiana Business, the parent company of Indianapolis Power and Light company has gotten into the electric vehicle industry, including the launch of an EV subscription service in Marion county.
—Norm Holy
A proposed solar project in Pulaski County has just been approved. The clean energy project, to be known as Mammoth Solar, will be designed to produce 1000 megawatts of electricity and involve an estimated investment in the $1 billion range.
—Linda Greene
The Courier and Press of Evansville reported on a solar issue this month. A state consumer advocate office is recommending Indiana regulators deny a request by Vectren, a CenterPoint Energy Company, to compensate customers less for the extra energy they send back to the power grid.
—Norm Holy
A black bear has been sighted near Clark County, Indiana, according to an Indiana Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, Facebook post. Confirmation was provided by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.
—Norm Holy
The Trump administration has launched another attack on v but from a different angle: the The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed limiting protections to the places where endangered species currently live. That means that areas that could be restored to support endangered species would no longer be protected.
—Linda Greene
The state of Michigan is going to pay 600,000,000 dollars in settlements to victims of the lead poisoning of Flint’s water. The funds will be given to residents and businesses affected by the crisis through direct payments from a court-monitored compensation fund. Nearly 80% of the money will go to children younger than eighteen.
—Linda Greene
The Midwest has hundreds of brownfields. This story is about one such site in Kokomo. The brownfield there has taken many years to develop into a space that is now contributing to life in the city. The latest addition is solar panels.
—Norm Holy
The National Black Farmers Association, which represents a 109,000 Black farmers in 42 states, recently filed a federal lawsuit to stop agribusiness giant Monsanto and its parent company, Bayer, from selling the herbicide Roundup.
—Linda Greene
Environmental regulators across the country granted more than 3000 requests from polluting oil and gas operations, government facilities, chemical plants and other facilities to stop pollution monitoring and other procedures intended to protect human health and the environment, an expansive two-month Associated Press investigation revealed.
—Norm Holy
The Trump Administration released a proposed rule allowing oil and gas drilling on millions of acres of protected national forests, The Houston Chronicle reported.
—Norm Holy
CALENDAR
- Participate in a Shorebird Hike at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area on Saturday, September 5th, from 9 to 11 am. Meet at the Visitor Center to learn the basics on how to identify native shorebirds and their importance. Bring water and wear suitable clothing and shoes for walking outdoors. Masks are required for this event. Registration is also required. Go to the IN-DNR website to register.
- A Donaldson Cave Hike is scheduled at Spring Mill State Park on Monday, September 7th, from 11 to 11:40 am. Learn why the cave and old growth forest are named after Donaldson while hiking down to one of the most scenic views in the park. Meet at the Donaldson parking lot for a rugged, forty-minute hike.
- A Full Harvest Moon Hike will take place at Spring Mill State Park on Friday, September 4th, from 9 to 11 pm. Meet at the Spring Mill Inn for a two-point-five-mile hike on Trail 3, where you will learn history and folklore about the Harvest Moon.
- How many of you out there enjoy the TV show Survivor? Now YOU have an opportunity to compete in a Survivor Challenge at Brown County State Park on Sunday, September 6th, from 9 am to 3 pm. Teams must have five members, one of which MUST be ten years old or younger. Each member will compete in one timed event. Whichever team completes all five challenges in the shortest amount of time – WINS! Sign up the morning of the event. Competition begins at 1 pm.
- Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. Suzy Smith, who runs the local chapter’s Facebook page, is encouraging others to become involved. Go to citizensclimatelobby.org to learn more and to join the monthly meetings.
