Water Quality

The plan being proposed is a joint effort between public entities and community organizations to improve the water quality and ecosystem of the watershed.

Researchers will present their findings to the public, including water quality problems and recommended actions for improvement.

A new report from the Citizens Action Coalition released on Monday criticizes the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s proposal to pipe water from Tippecanoe County to an industrial park in Lebanon.

The nitrate standard was set decades ago to prevent methemoglobinemia, also known as blue baby syndrome –– a rare blood disorder that affects how blood cells deliver oxygen. Even so, it is common for farming communities across the Midwest to have elevated levels of nitrate that still meet federal standards.

The initiative held an informational meeting in Huntertown on Wednesday.

The EPA wants to inject the groundwater in and around the site with material that will make the harmful chemicals in the water less toxic.

There’s been a big push to reduce lead in drinking water around the country. But few of those efforts have been focused on private wells — where about a…

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today the Indiana State Department of Agriculture has been awarded more than $400,000 for water quality…

The Great Lakes form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth.Last August, blue green algae blooms in Lake Erie caused hundreds of thousands of…

Manufacturing is one of the largest sectors in Indiana’s economy. While it’s the source of many jobs in the state, some claim it also contributes a lot of…