WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Seven environmental and conservation organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing strong opposition to the proposed approval of Indiana's 2021 State Implementation Plan (SIP) for managing regional haze. The conservation groups assert that Indiana's plan is fundamentally flawed and fails to meet the requisite standards set forth in both the Clean Air Act and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR). The letter   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Ameren Missouri, American Electric Power Inc., and Nebraska Public Power District submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the approval of Indiana's regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP). The letter supports the EPA's proposed policy aimed at enhancing visibility in federal Class I areas and emphasizes the need for the agency to consistently apply this policy in all states seeking approval for their regional haze  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 21 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule for Aug. 25-29, 2025: * * * Monday, August 25, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 46222; ALJ: GORMAN; TIME: 9:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: VELETA; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 VERIFIED PETITION OF NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY LLC FOR (1) APPROVAL OF AND A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR A FEDERALLY-MANDATED PIPELINE SAFETY IV COMPLIANCE PLAN, (2) AUTHORITY TO RECOVER FEDERALL  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Indiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- June 2025 * Indiana had 135,000 job openings in June 2025, compared to 142,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in Indiana was 3.9 percent in June and 4.1 p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- A coalition of marine and environmental scientists, academics, and researchers has sent a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), urging against leasing areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast of American Samoa for minerals mining. The group emphasized the need for comprehensive scientific evaluation of the potential ecological impacts of seabed mining in a region that is home to fragile marine ecosystems. The letter hi  more