AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAir Quality & Public Health: Canadian wildfire smoke kept much of the Midwest and Northeast under air quality alerts for days, with Indiana-area residents urged to limit time outdoors as PM2.5 spiked and respiratory complaints rose. Waste Tire Cleanup: IDEM awarded $308,300 to 23 Indiana solid waste management districts and eight recycling groups to fund waste tire collection and recycling, targeting health and environmental risks from stockpiled or dumped tires. Regenerative Wheat: General Mills, ADM and Walmart launched a regenerative wheat effort across 40,000 Indiana-including acres, aiming to improve soil health and water quality while strengthening the wheat supply chain. Data Centers & Community Pushback: A new Indianapolis data center plan drew strong neighborhood opposition, while Congress and the White House moved to protect ratepayers from grid upgrade costs tied to large data centers. Reentry Jobs: The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Indiana workforce partners $10.2M for RESTART grants to expand skilled-trades training and registered apprenticeships for people returning from incarceration.
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