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Milestone settlement for public health in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio Today a coalition of citizen groups, including the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter, states and U.S. EPA announced a landmark settlement agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) requiring AEP to stop burning coal by 2015 at three power plants in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. AEP also agreed to replace a portion of these coal plants with new wind and solar investments in Indiana and Michigan, bringing more clean energy on line to meet the region’s electricity needs. Read more about this victory here.
IU Study: Rockport project to negatively impact state GDP by up to $1.4B, limit job growth In a public hearing held before the Indiana Senate Utilities Committee recently, faculty from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelley School of Business testified that if the Rockport substitute natural gas (SNG) project moves forward as proposed, it will negatively impact the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) by up to $1.4 billion and, assuming residential and commercial consumers bear the burden of SNG losses, could cost Indiana up to 1,800 jobs per year from 2017 through 2025. The complete report can be accessed at www.ibrc.indiana.edu/studies/naturalgas.pdf
Earth Day Activities Approaching As always, April's Earth Day activities promise to be enlightening and enjoyable. The ever-growing Earth Day Indiana Festival takes place this year on April 27th in White River State Park, from 11AM to 4PM. Learn more about the festival on its website or on Facebook. The Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter remains a non-profit sponsor of this wonderful event - and, of course, we will be there.
Legislature in full swing The Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter and its partners have a strong presence at the Statehouse this year. Our lobbyists and volunteers remain fully engaged to promote good proposals and attempt to improve or stop the bad ones. We cannot do it without you! We will be in touch with you throughout the session to let you know how you can help (especially when it would be helpful for your representative to hear from you). Learn more about our priorities in this session on this page. Also make sure we have your email address so that we can send you periodic alerts and other messages of importance. You can email us your contact information here.
Easterly reappointed to IDEM, after bashing air regulations The top official at Indiana's environmental regulatory agency is again being criticized for being too chummy with the industry groups he is responsible for regulating. Speaking to a lobbying group's forum, heavily sponsored by the coal industry, Easterly appeared to offer pointers on how to sway public opinion, draft legislation and file legal challenges to combat new clean air regulations. Read more at these links: Journal-Courier and PR Watch.
End IPL's Coal Addiction IPL's Indianapolis coal plant is located less than six miles from Monument Circle, exposing over 800,000 people living and working in central Indiana to thousands of tons of dangerous air pollutants every year. The Clean Air Task Force attributes 76 deaths, 120 heart attacks, and more than 1,300 asthma attacks to the plant's toxic emissions. But rather than investing in clean energy to replace its filthy plant, IPL expects ratepayers like you to fund multi-million dollar upgrades to its aging coal fleet. Tell IPL that Indianapolis deserves a clean energy economy, not a dirty coal plant that pollutes our air and threatens our health! > More Top Stories from the Indiana Chapter
Senate Committee Passes Anti-Whistleblower Bill. Calls needed!
"Donor Opportunities" published by Chapter
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Help Indiana's Wildlife - Prohibit Fox and Coyote Penning
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Forbes Ranks Indiana 49th out of 50
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