water pollution

Hoosiers Tell EPA to Reject Indiana's Weaker Coal Ash Rules at Public Hearing

Residents and Sierra Club activists testified against Indiana's proposed coal ash permitting program, warning that state rules would be weaker than federal protections and could allow contamination to continue. Environmental advocates urged the EPA to deny Indiana's application, citing the state's more than 100 coal ash landfills and ponds and IDEM's poor track record.