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Indiana Chamber to Host Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference

INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces billions of dollars every year in combined federal administrative, civil judicial penalties and criminal fines. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference, which takes place April 17-18 in downtown Indianapolis or virtually, is designed to help Hoosier companies avoid those penalties. “Our conference will get attendees [...]

2024-03-08T08:14:30-05:00March 8th, 2024|

EPA’s Intention to Revise Waters of the United States Definition; Sen. Young Leading Way on U.S. Emerging Technologies to Best China

On June 9, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army concluded their review of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule defining the term “waters of the United States” or WOTUS. As a result, the agencies have announced their intention to initiate a new rulemaking process that restores the protections in place prior to the 2015 WOTUS [...]

2021-07-01T08:55:25-04:00July 1st, 2021|

EPA’s Intention to Revise Waters of the United States Definition; Sen. Young Leading Way on U.S. Emerging Technologies to Best China

On June 9, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army concluded their review of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule defining the term “waters of the United States” or WOTUS . As a result, the agencies have announced their intention to initiate a new rulemaking process that restores the protections in place prior to the 2015 [...]

2021-06-25T13:33:51-04:00June 25th, 2021|

Chamber Attends Regional EPA Meeting; EPA Requests Meetings With Hoosier Industry

Last week, the Indiana Chamber attended a meeting at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region V Headquarters in Chicago, hosted by Cathy Stepp, the Region V administrator. Other participants included representatives from the Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin chambers of commerce and EPA Smart Sectors staff. What is EPA Smart Sectors? The EPA describes Smart Sectors as a [...]

2019-12-20T03:25:51-05:00December 20th, 2019|

Energy/Environment/Infrastructure: U.S. EPA Region 5 and IDEM Meet With Hoosier Businesses

On October 17, the Indiana Chamber took a contingent of members from its environmental and energy committees to Chicago for a meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator, Cathy Stepp, and her staff, along with Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Commissioner Bruno Pigott and other key IDEM staff. The purpose of the trip was to [...]

2019-10-25T11:38:46-04:00October 25th, 2019|

Coming Soon: Indiana Environmental Conference With EPA Leader

We're excited for our marquee environmental event next week that will feature Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 2019 Indiana Environmental Conference October 9 takes place at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. The event is hosted by the Indiana Chamber in partnership with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). Wheeler's keynote will open the [...]

2019-10-03T12:16:15-04:00October 3rd, 2019|

EPA Leader Wheeler to Keynote Indiana Environmental Conference Oct. 9

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2019-10-03T11:45:48-04:00October 3rd, 2019|

Chamber Comments on the EPA’s Proposed Denial of New York’s Clean Air Act Petition Against Indiana and Other States

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed to deny a petition submitted by the state of New York under section 126(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The petition asks EPA to determine that more than 350 identified sources in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia emit air pollutants that significantly contribute to [...]

2019-06-14T14:53:47-04:00June 14th, 2019|

Chamber Meets With EPA Regional Administrator

On October 30, the Indiana Chamber – along with nearly 50 members (and a couple of other trade associations) – met in Chicago with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region V Administrator Cathy Stepp, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Commissioner Bruno Pigott and their staffs to discuss environmental issues that impact the Indiana regulated community. Chamber member Skipp Kropp [...]

2018-11-06T23:59:57-05:00November 7th, 2018|

Federal Relations: EPA Issues New Rule to Replace Clean Power Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the long-awaited replacement to the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). The Indiana Chamber has been a staunch advocate for repeal of the CPP, which mandated a cut in the entire power sector’s emissions, and had made that request to the Trump administration. At the heart of the problem with the CPP: [...]

2018-08-27T13:12:08-04:00August 27th, 2018|