AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoData Center Concerns: An Indiana student is taking concerns about Microsoft’s electricity and water use to a company conference, while a community meeting raised broader worries about transparency, utility bills and power demand. Amazon has also broken ground on a Jasper County data center beside NIPSCO’s Schahfer plant. Lead Cleanup: The EPA has begun removing contaminated soil from a former Muncie battery plant and two nearby homes, with work expected to finish by spring. Coal Ash: Activists questioned whether Indiana’s proposed state permitting program will adequately protect communities near coal ash dumps. Public comments are due Nov. 15. Climate Justice: An IU Climate Week speaker urged universities to turn climate research into action and give pollution-burdened communities a voice. Infrastructure: A new report gave Indiana a D+, citing aging water systems, deteriorating dams and pressure on the electric grid. Parks: Jasper officials say Seng and Hochgesang parks will remain recreational spaces after residents spoke up; the city still needs to resolve ownership of Seng Park.
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