by Timberly Ferree Recent changes to one of the nation’s central environmental laws is predicted to negatively affect minorities, according to Bloomberg Law. The Trump administration’s move to cut back requirements to the National Environmental […more…]
Flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees that are native to Central Indiana provide ecological support to fruit and vegetable growers by increasing the number and diversity of beneficial insects and pollinators. The Marion County Soil and […more…]
by Enrique Saenz The Indy Chamber Foundation has received funds to study alternative designs for the downtown inner loop of the Interstate 65/70 interchange. Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded the foundation a $475,000 grant to conduct […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Adam Schmutte, urban naturalist manager at Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, leads a team that completed a major habitat restoration project along Fall Creek’s 30th Street bridge embankment. Once overrun by honeysuckle and […more…]
by Katie Grieze Just because something’s green doesn’t mean it’s necessarily good, says Rebecca Dolan, who retired in 2018 as director of the Friesner Herbarium at Butler University. Some plants invade areas in harmful ways, […more…]
by Cheryl Reed Two years ago, Katie Robinson watched in awe as students from Youth Power Indiana, a program of Earth Charter Indiana (ECI), petitioned the Indianapolis City-County Council to commit to carbon neutrality by […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy When it rains as little as a quarter of an inch, the city’s antiquated drainage system combines stormwater with wastewater (sewage). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers such combined sewer […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy The U.S. Environmental Projection Agency (EPA) has completed an interim cleanup plan for part of a Superfund site located within Midtown’s Fall Creek watershed. “This project is what we refer to […more…]
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated the week of September 17-21 SepticSmart Week to encourage the public to pay attention to on-site sewage systems i.e. septic systems. The Marion County Public Health Department (MCPH) is […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy The White River watershed is Central Indiana’s defining geographic feature. Since the founding of Indianapolis, the river has gracefully served as a source of drinking water, recreation, wildlife habitat, and greenspace. […more…]
