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    Jun 14, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  1. Enviros: New Ind. BP refinery permit falls short of protecting Lake Michigan

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An environmental group that helped push BP PLC to a multimillion-dollar settlement last year over air emissions at its northwestern Indiana oil refinery says the sprawling complex's revised wastewater permit falls short of what's...

    Tags: Heavy Engineering, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. EPA addresses pollution problems at popular South Bend park

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &ndash; It's a popular place for families, but the EPA says it could also be dangerous. </span>
    WSBT-TV
    SOUTH BEND – It's a popular place for families, but the EPA says it could also be dangerous. Local companies like Bendix used to dump things like asbestos and oil at LaSalle Park, a.k.a. Beck's Lake. People living in the area voiced their...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues

    3. May 26, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  3. EPA action adds to mystery, concern about pollution of Beck's Lake site

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- News this past week that the Environmental Protection</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Agency is targeting Beck's Lake, commonly known as LaSalle Park, for</span><span style="font-size: small;"> possible cleanup came as no surprise to Bernita Johnson, who has</span><span style="font-size: small;"> suspected for years that harmful substances lurk below the surface of</span><span style="font-size: small;"> the former dump.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- News this past week that the Environmental Protection Agency is targeting Beck's Lake, commonly known as LaSalle Park, for possible cleanup came as no surprise to Bernita Johnson, who has suspected for years that harmful substances lurk...

    Tags: Environmental Politics, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. Foes of S. Indiana fertilizer plant cite Texas blast

    ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed fertilizer plant in southern Indiana are citing safety concerns arising from last month's deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer manufacturer as they argue that state officials should block the project....

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Fertilizer, Metal and Mineral, Agriculture

    5. May 1, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  5. Appeals court rules on ethanol refinery pollutants

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State environmental regulators improperly changed state rules to allow Indiana ethanol refineries to release an extra 150 tons of air pollutants per year, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The appeals court overturned...

    Tags: Ethanol, Natural Resource Industry, Agriculture, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Politics

    6. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. NIPSCO wants to raise rates about $1.07 a month to cover project cost

    <span style="font-size: small;">CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) &mdash; State regulators will take public comments this month at a public hearing on Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s plan to recover the costs of improvements in pollution controls through increased electricity rates -- about <span style="font-size: small;">$1.07 to the average monthly residential electric bill by 2017.</span>.</span>
    CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — State regulators will take public comments this month at a public hearing on Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s plan to recover the costs of improvements in pollution controls through increased electricity rates --...

    Tags: Environmental Issues

    7. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. A look at automatic budget cuts in Indiana

    Military and education would take big hits in Indiana from automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take effect this week, according to a report the White House issued Sunday. The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Flu, Head Start, Finance

    8. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

    <span style="font-size: small;">NEW ORLEANS (AP) &mdash; A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a settlement with the government over the deadly 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Three BP employees were also charged, two of them with manslaughter.</span>
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of criminal charges and pay a record $4.5 billion in a settlement with the government over the deadly 2010 disaster in the Gulf of...

    Tags: Oil Spills, U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Issues, Halliburton Company, Lawyers

    9. Oct 21, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. In middle of tree fight, Sting moves Philippine concert

    MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sting has moved the location of his "Back to Bass Tour" concert in the Philippines following a petition by environmentalists who said the original venue is owned by a conglomerate that plans to uproot 182 trees for a...

    Tags: Manila (Philippines), Sting, Philippines, Environmental Issues

    10. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  10. Company eyeing area for energy facility

    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- A clean energy company based in Carmel is considering locating an energy plant in the South Bend area that would vaporize waste, including garbage and solid waste, and turn it into energy. Milton Stewart, CEO and chairman of Green Earth...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Waste, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Finance, Plant Openings

    11. Sep 22, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  11. GM offers big discounts to boost Volt sales

    DETROIT (AP) — General Motors rolled out the Chevrolet Volt two years ago with lofty sales goals and the promise of a new technology that someday would help end America's dependence on oil. So it seemed like a good thing in August when sales of the...

    Tags: Tax Credits, Credit and Debt, Politics, Taxation, Vehicles

    12. Sep 19, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  12. Monitoring the St. Joe

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND -- First came the family saying prayers by the St. Joseph</span><span style="font-size: small;"> River to mark the Jewish new year. Then came a unicyclist rolling down</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Northside Trail.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND -- First came the family saying prayers by the St. Joseph River to mark the Jewish new year. Then came a unicyclist rolling down Northside Trail. Minutes later Wednesday, six canoes docked near the pedestrian bridge at Indiana University South...

    Tags: Haiti, Teaching and Learning, Indiana University, Sports, Canoeing and Kayaking

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