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Indiana Climate Links - 7/1/09
--- Judge refuses to stop refinery expansion
A Hammond federal judge has refused to stop the BP Whiting refinery expansion. The NRDC presented a lawsuit to attempt to halt any further action. An expansion would be environmentally devastating, but Judge Philip Simon doesn't seem to realize that. Simon called the lawsuit a "collateral attack" on NWI's economy. Yet another case of putting money before the environment.
--- Vigo County officials eye air pollution control permit fees
I was surprised and impressed to read that Vigo has an Air Pollution Control Department. From the article: The county Board of Commissioners in April staged a public hearing to gain input on a proposed ordinance. Several businesses and the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce opposed the ordinance, which would establish local fees on air pollution sources. Several county residents and a small business advocated support of the ordinance at the hearing.
--- Green jobs in Northwest Indiana
At a Concerned Citizens of Northwest Indiana information fair, several experts touted the growth of green jobs in NWI, saying they're on par with old fashioned manufacturing jobs.
--- Will state back Village Earth?
The nonprofit Hoosier Heritage Youth Foundation plans to build a park teaching about natural resources and the value of wildlife conservation. The park would be on reclaimed mining land, about a 272-acre plot. The state could back Village Earth by implementing a localized sales tax.
A Hammond federal judge has refused to stop the BP Whiting refinery expansion. The NRDC presented a lawsuit to attempt to halt any further action. An expansion would be environmentally devastating, but Judge Philip Simon doesn't seem to realize that. Simon called the lawsuit a "collateral attack" on NWI's economy. Yet another case of putting money before the environment.
--- Vigo County officials eye air pollution control permit fees
I was surprised and impressed to read that Vigo has an Air Pollution Control Department. From the article: The county Board of Commissioners in April staged a public hearing to gain input on a proposed ordinance. Several businesses and the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce opposed the ordinance, which would establish local fees on air pollution sources. Several county residents and a small business advocated support of the ordinance at the hearing.
--- Green jobs in Northwest Indiana
At a Concerned Citizens of Northwest Indiana information fair, several experts touted the growth of green jobs in NWI, saying they're on par with old fashioned manufacturing jobs.
--- Will state back Village Earth?
The nonprofit Hoosier Heritage Youth Foundation plans to build a park teaching about natural resources and the value of wildlife conservation. The park would be on reclaimed mining land, about a 272-acre plot. The state could back Village Earth by implementing a localized sales tax.
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