Monthly Archives: January 2012

January 26, 2012-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. On January 25, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, IDEM (otherwise known as It Doesn’t Even Matter) held a pubic hearing to take testimony on their “draft” air pollution permit for the nefarious … Continue reading →

January 24, 2012-By Amy Westervelt in Forbes Magazine Make no mistake: Kentucky is a coal state. Legislators have lined up time and again in support of the industry. The state’s governor famously told the EPA last year to “get off our … Continue reading →

January 20, 2012-by Sue Sturgis in Facing South Environmental and public-health groups plan to sue the Environmental Protection Agency to force the release of long-awaited federal standards for disposal of coal ash. On Jan. 18, the nonprofit environmental law firm … Continue reading →

January 8, 2012-by Heather Gillers in the Indianapolis Star Beginning this year, the Bear Run Mine in southwestern Indiana is expected to produce 8 million to 12 million tons of coal annually and will become the largest coal mine in … Continue reading →

January 4, 2012-Excerpted from the National Wildlife Federation 10. The Dirty Water Act Yes, 2011 will be remembered as the year Congress decided America’s water was just too darn clean, attacking the Clean Water Act and investment in clean water … Continue reading →