The 2019 Indiana General Assembly

HEC’s Environmental Report Card

This year's legislative session began on January 3rd and ended on April 24th. Hoosier Environmental Council monitored more than 70 bills & policy proposals, and actively worked on 21 of them.

Here is our overview of how we fared this session. Keeping our work going – advocating before lawmakers, developing policy briefs, hosting educational & organizing workshops, building coalitions, and achieving policy victories – requires your support. Please become a member of HEC!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Indiana Poll Reveals Strong Bipartisan Support for Protecting Wetlands
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Indiana Poll Reveals Strong Bipartisan Support for Protecting Wetlands

Published: 05/10/2022 by Audubon

Climate Change in Indiana, Part 5: The Hoosier Environmental Council
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Climate Change in Indiana, Part 5: The Hoosier Environmental...

Published: 05/01/2022 by WFHB

An unseen hazard: State to remove toxic firefighting foam, but contamination persists
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An unseen hazard: State to remove toxic firefighting foam, b...

Published: 04/30/2022 by Kokomo Tribune

Coalition against the Mid-States Corridor, Sierra Club, Indiana Forest Alliance, and Hoosier Environmental Council urge Citizens to fight against Mid-States Corridor
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Coalition against the Mid-States Corridor, Sierra Club, Indi...

Published: 04/28/2022 by WBIW

Cleveland-Cliffs Reaches Settlement Over Discharge
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Cleveland-Cliffs Reaches Settlement Over Discharge

Published: 04/22/2022 by Inside Indiana Business

Project spurs controversy between Hoosier National Forest and environmentalists, residents
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Project spurs controversy between Hoosier National Forest an...

Published: 04/22/2022 by WFYI

Nine Hoosiers recognized as 2022 Hoosier Resilience Heroes
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Nine Hoosiers recognized as 2022 Hoosier Resilience Heroes

Published: 04/21/2022 by Indiana Environmental Reporter

Cleveland-Cliffs agrees to $3 million fine, land donation to Dunes National Park after fish kill
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Cleveland-Cliffs agrees to $3 million fine, land donation to...

Published: 04/21/2022 by The Shelbyville News

Defense Department Plans to Use Mini Nuclear Reactors to Power Remote Facilities
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Defense Department Plans to Use Mini Nuclear Reactors to Pow...

Published: 04/20/2022 by Indiana Environmental Reporter

Defending Indiana: What’s That Smell?
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Defending Indiana: What’s That Smell?

Published: 04/20/2022 by Defending Indiana Podcast

Monroe County Officials, Conservation Groups claim partial victory in Hoosier National Forest lawsuit ruling
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Monroe County Officials, Conservation Groups claim partial v...

Published: 04/18/2022 by Indiana Environmental Reporter

EPA reviving rule to tighten pollutant emissions in Indiana
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EPA reviving rule to tighten pollutant emissions in Indiana

Published: 04/15/2022 by News and Tribune

Preferred path chosen for Mid-States Corridor, environmental impact study released
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Preferred path chosen for Mid-States Corridor, environmental...

Published: 04/15/2022 by WVPE