Rebecca Thiele

A cohort of 16 northwest Indiana residents hope to bring cleaner steel to the Region. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule this week to protect kids from lead paint in homes and child care centers. Kids exposed to lead can have trouble learning, behavioral issues and poor kidney function.

Exposure to PFAS has been linked to problems with the immune system, developmental issues in children and cancer — the leading cause of death among firefighters.

Sustainable aviation fuels could create a new market for Indiana farmers. And that opportunity can't come soon enough.

In Indiana, corn is king. But ethanol isn't as climate-friendly as biofuels made from things like grasses, wood and algae. Corn stover — the stalks, leaves and husks leftover after harvest — could present a new opportunity for farmers.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to rescind any unspent dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act – the Biden administration’s major climate bill which funds everything from energy efficiency upgrades to homes to green manufacturing.

The Indiana Forest Alliance would like to see the two state forest areas designated as a type of High Conservation Value Forest — which would allow for more old growth trees.

The Indiana Forest Alliance will have a book release event Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at Morgenstern's Cafe in Bloomington and Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at The Whispering Shelf in Indianapolis.

BP plans to make what’s called “blue” hydrogen — using fossil fuels to make hydrogen and then storing its carbon emissions underground. That hydrogen could be used to reduce emissions in Indiana industries that are hard to decarbonize — like oil refining and steelmaking.

Drought made worse by climate change led to less pasture land — which was the main culprit behind the decrease in cattle nationally.