Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Homeowners in parts of Marshall County will apparently be keeping their septic systems. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ordered the Marshall County Regional Sewer District to be dissolved, saying the project isn’t “economically feasible, fair, or reasonable.”

Amazon will have to reapply for a wetland permit for its New Carlisle data center project, after it was learned that a contractor impacted a nearby wetland without permission.

IDEM says there is no indication of harmful environmental effects

Coal plant closures and other factors have led to less air pollution in Indiana. While that’s a good thing, it also means fewer companies are paying the air permit fees that keep the program running at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Environmental groups worry an amendment to House Bill 1623 could prevent Indiana from doing what’s best to handle its coal ash — or at the very least, create confusion.

The bill would make it so no water samples could get taken from a city’s combined sewer overflow during or after heavy rains or flooding. That means the state couldn’t slap them with a violation.

The good news is, air pollution in Indiana — and around the country — has gone down in the past few decades. The bad news is, the fees that companies pay to pollute are what keeps the state’s air permitting program running. With less pollution, it’s struggling to stay afloat.

Both bills passed unanimously and no one spoke in opposition.

A bill to do that — HB 1072 — passed out of committee on Wednesday despite concerns from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals that have been linked to cancer, immune system problems, and developmental issues in children.