Since 1970, the United States has celebrated the modern-day environmental movement with annual Earth Day observances around the country. This April 22, state environmental agencies will mark the day in…
Indiana
ECOS Environmental Justice Workgroup on Working Collaboratively with Local Government in Indiana
ECOS EJ Workgroup welcomed IDEM to discuss their collaboration with Gary, IN to combat open dumping on city property. Watch the presentation.
Indiana Announces EV Adoption Initiative
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), in partnership with Drive Clean Indiana and the Indiana Utility Group, announced last week a statewide electric vehicle (EV) and EV charging initiative,…
State Innovation Video 2023: Indiana Stream Monitoring Program
States Celebrate 50 Years of Clean Water Progress
State environmental agencies are bristling with excitement this week over the 50th anniversary of the landmark Clean Water Act (CWA). Read on for a sampling of activities undertaken by Governors…
ECOS State Survey on Offsite Compliance Monitoring: A Summary of Findings
This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
Indiana Launches PFAS Foam Collection Initiative
The Indiana Departments of Environmental Management (IDEM) and Homeland Security recently launched a program to collect Class B firefighting foam, which contains PFAS, from fire agencies across the state. The…
Indiana Company Enters Settlement to Clean up Surface Contamination
Under a consent decree with the State of Indiana and U.S. EPA, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) will clean up soil contamination at residences of the Town of Pines…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
ECOS Member Spotlight: Bruno Pigott
Indiana’s Pigott Brings Lifelong Passion to Environmental Protection Post What sparked your interest in environmental protection? For the past 75 years, our family has been lucky to have owned property…
