JTNWI In the News

  • Midwest wins funding for a new hydrogen hub. Not everyone is convinced it’s ‘clean.’

  • Hydrogen Rally

  • Activists Protest the Proposed NWI Hydrogen Hub

  • 'We are not a science experiment’: Concerned residents fight to stop BP sequestration project

  • New coal ash cleanup rule could impact sites across Northwest Indiana

  • EPA announces new rules to increase oversight, regulation of toxic coal ash waste in Indiana

  • NWI residents, upset over refinery pollution, take complaints to IDEM permitting meeting

  • Indiana Department of Environmental Managment Meeting

  • BP Neighbors demand clean air, accountability

  • Indiana environmental department abruptly cancels meeting on Whiting BP oil refinery outage

  • Northwest Indiana residents fed up by the pollution at BP refinery plan to speak out at environmental hearing

  • Toxic leaks at BP's Whiting Refinery come as advocates push for stricter pollution control

  • 'Fighting for our lives:' Indiana NAACP brings their state conference to NWI, discusses environmental racism during panel

  • Environmentalists raise concerns about hydrogen hub plans

  • BP says its carbon sequestration plans are safe, but concerned Hoosiers aren’t so sure

  • Opinion: The EPA Must Strengthen the Coal Ash Draft Rule to Protect Community Health

  • Advocates from Across the Country Rally in Chicago for Coal Ash Rule Reform

  • EPA hears human toll of coal ash pollution

  • Activists urge EPA to take a harder stance against coal ash polluters

  • At rules hearing, U.S. EPA hears human toll of unaddressed coal ash pollution

  • Closing the coal ash loophole

  • Advocates push for coal ash restrictions

  • Inside the Fight to Clean Up the Midwest’s Toxic Coal Ash Pits

  • Environmental Activists Rally in Chicago for Tighter Rules on Coal Ash Byproduct

  • Victims of Kingston Coal Ash Spill and their families push for tighter safety rules

  • Environmental activists from 22 states demand EPA close toxic coal ash loophole

  • Is it safe to live near recycling centers? Questions surge after Indiana plastics site burns.

  • Coal Ash: The Poison Seeping into Indiana Water

  • Washington Park Beach cleanup part of mission to 'protect Lake Michigan and natural resources'

  • EPA coal ash settlement raises hopes for cleanup along Lake Michigan and beyond

  • EPA may tighten coal ash restrictions, a decision that could impact cleanup at the Michigan City generating station

  • EPA to review landfills exempt from coal ash rules

  • The EPA considers closing a loophole that could have huge benefits for Indiana

  • At IURC field hearing, NIPSCO customers speak out against proposed electric rate hike

  • 'EPA, the time is now': Environmental advocates deliver petition demanding clean closure at Michigan City generating station

  • Advocates Say Cleanup of Coal Ash at Northwest Indiana Power Plant Leaves Regional Water Supply at Risk

  • IURC gets an earful from Michigan City over proposed NIPSCO rate hike, ash cleanup

  • NIPSCO must clean up its toxic mess threatening Lake Michigan and our drinking water

  • 'A ticking time bomb': Report says seawalls at NIPSCO's Michigan Plant deteriorating

  • Northern Indiana residents doubt outcome of coal ash cleanup

  • Regionally Speaking w/ Chris Nolte

  • EPA clarifies coal ash rule, could lead to safer groundwater in Indiana

  • Indiana has the most toxic coal ash pits. The EPA says it's time to clean them up

  • NIPSCO could retire Michigan City coal plant early, proposes natural gas 'peaker' plant

  • After two recent U.S. Steel discharges, Gov. Holcomb, IDEM to need to fix broken environmental protection system

  • Michigan City Common Council calls for removal of all coal ash from NIPSCO site

  • Regionally Speaking Interview w/ Chris Nolte

  • Report: 'Clean Closure' Of Coal Ash Ponds Creates More Jobs, Boosts Local Economies

  • Report says 'clean closure' of NIPSCO plant has environmental, economic and social benefits

  • Amid a statewide coal ash crisis, Indiana residents demand complete cleanup at lakeside plant

  • Regionally Speaking Interview w/ Chris Nolte

  • Concern coal ash could reach Lake Michigan after closure of Michigan City NIPSCO plant

  • Other states are making utilities dig up toxic coal ash. Indiana is letting it sit there.

  • Why Those Harmed By Coal Pollution Need To Be Heard As Coal Plants Shut Down

  • The People and Communities Impacted By Coal Plant Closures

  • Just Transition NWI named Sustainable Champion of Year at Greening the Statehouse event

  • Transition is Inevitable. Justice is Not.

  • The EPA Must Strengthen the Coal Ash Draft Rule to Protect Community Health

  • Residents, activists push for total cleanup of coal ash ponds

Press

Just Transition NWI is available to help the media in any way we can. Our team can provide commentary, interviews, story ideas, background information, or serve as expert sources. We work on a range of environmental and social issues across Northwest Indiana, ranging from our clean closure campaign to all other facets of a Just Transition for our region. If we can’t comment on an issue ourselves, chances are we know someone who can.

Media and Editorial Inquiries:

Susan Thomas, Legislative & Policy Director, JTNWI

susan@jtnwi.org