AGP Executive Report
Last update: 16 minutes agoHoosier National Forest Fight: A federal judge ordered the U.S. Forest Service to stop clearcutting, logging, burning, and herbicide use in part of the Hoosier National Forest under the Houston South project, after years of lawsuits tied to concerns about impacts on Lake Monroe drinking water. Coal Ash Oversight: The EPA proposed letting Indiana’s environmental agency run what would be the nation’s largest coal-ash permitting program, but critics warn a new Indiana law could limit how protective state rules can be if federal standards get weakened. Water & Dams: A separate dispute near Cedar Lake is shifting from unpermitted dams to who can withdraw water from streams feeding the lake, after an Oklahoma board approved a dam safety settlement and opened the door to stream-permit challenges. Storm Aftermath in Gary: More than a month after a historic NIPSCO outage tied to an Aug. 11 derecho, families in Gary say they’re still waiting for full relief and worry about future failures. Local Privacy & Surveillance: Bloomington City Council advanced zoning changes for housing affordability and introduced an ordinance to ban automated license plate readers and related surveillance data sharing. Grid & Data Centers: A report warns the PJM electricity grid could fall short of demand multiple times per decade as data centers expand, raising the risk of prolonged reliability problems.
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