The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has revised the 2012 Remediation Closure Guide (now called the Risk-Based Closure Guide) based on an initial round of external comments. The purpose of the instruction is to describe approaches to investigation and risk-based closure of contaminated or potentially contaminated sites, with the goal being for consistent application of the related Indiana [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Two leading industry events take place virtually this month from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. On October 13, compliance and regulatory topics are center stage at the 2020 Indiana Environmental Conference, which is held in partnership with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Two weeks later, on October 28-29, the 2020 Indiana Business Tax Conference highlights new [...]
HB 1257 – Notice of Environmental Contamination Authored by Rep. Patricia Boy (D-Michigan City) The bill requires a person who causes a spill of certain substances into waters of the state to report the spill immediately to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), the county health officer of each county in which the spill occurred, downstream water users, [...]
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has announced a rulemaking to increase its air program fees. The announcement indicated: “IDEM’s Office of Air Quality has completed an extensive evaluation of revenues from Title V permit fees, and after careful consideration, and consistent with the provisions of the Indiana General Assembly’s House Enrolled Act 1278, which directs the Environmental Rules [...]
House Bill 1278 – Various Environmental Matters Authored by Rep. David Wolkins (R-Warsaw) This bill corrects or resolves various issues related to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). It also makes some technical corrections to Indiana Code and the Code of Federal Regulations citations. Chamber Position: Support The Latest: On Monday, the bill was heard by the Senate Environmental [...]
On the federal front – On February 11, the Indiana Chamber’s Greg Ellis and Jeff Brantley met with U.S. Sen. Mike Braun in his Indianapolis office. The Chamber highlighted key issues that its membership has identified. Some of those issues include the continued concern over tariffs/trade, the negative impacts of a medical device tax and general tax issues. Senator [...]
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 [...]
