Save the Dunes hosted us in Michigan City, Indiana last Friday to teach us about the inspiring history of conserving the dunes in NW Indiana. Thank you so much, Save the Dunes, for hosting us and inspiring us!

David Van Gilder, HEC's Senior Policy and Legal Director, spoke with WRTV about coal ash contamination at the Harding Street Generating Station. Check out the article to learn more: www.wrtv.com/news/local-n...

HEC's Coal Ash Advisor, Indra Frank, spoke with Mirror Indy about AES options for reducing coal ash contamination in the White River. Check out the article to learn more: ow.ly/nZL450WYjRP

Microplastic proliferation is quickly becoming a health crisis for humans and our environment. Join us for Beyond the Bin: Rethinking and Addressing Plastic Waste, a free one-hour webinar on Tuesday, September 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ✅Register here: ow.ly/EGVK50WPCXm

⏰Deadline alert!! Today, Friday, August 29 is the final day register to give public comments at the virtual EPA Coal Ash Hearing on September 12th if you need special accommodations. ✅Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/248... 📣 Sign the petition: bit.ly/LegacyCCR

Reminder: tomorrow, Friday, August 29 is the last day to register to give public comments at the virtual EPA Coal Ash Hearing on September 12th if you need special accommodations. ✅Register here: ow.ly/U4wZ50WNzN6 📣Sign the petition: ow.ly/zZo550WNzN5

📣Deadline Extension Alert! The deadline to submit a public comment to the EPA rejecting their efforts to gut coal ash safeguards has been extended to September 15. Leave a public comment: ow.ly/tCJ450WIuqZ Sign the petition: drive.google.com/.../1RY.../v...

Join us on August 26 at Eagle Creek Park’s Eagle’s Hideaway for Native Plants 101, a free program on why native plants matter and how to get started—open to anyone with this link. www.eventbrite.com/e/native-pla...

Indiana coal ash dumps have been ignored by power plant operators for years, allowing toxic coal ash waste to leak into our drinking water, lakes, streams & rivers. @leezeldin.bsky.social, it’s your duty to make sure power plants clean up their toxic waste. #LegacyCCR #CleanupCantWait

HEC Executive Director Sam Carpenter spoke with IndyStar about the EPA repealing the endangerment finding. Click below to read Sam's comments about why denying climate change is troubling for Hoosiers. www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

HEC Executive Director Sam Carpenter spoke with 21Alive - ABC last night about the joint contract Indiana Michigan Power and Google filed concerning the energy demands the Google data center under construction in Fort Wayne will place on the grid. Learn more here: www.21alivenews.com/2025/08/05/i...

Which is more important: a healthy economy, or a healthy environment? We're often taught that we have to choose. But HEC's executive director Sam Carpenter thinks we've been offered a false binary. Check out his recent piece in IBJ to learn more: www.hecweb.org/wp-content/u...

The following statement may be attributed to Hoosier Environmental Council Executive Director Sam Carpenter.

Happy #nationalmothweek! Moths are incredible insects that support pollination and serve as a vital food source for birds and mammals. With over 160,000 species worldwide, moths are significantly more abundant than butterflies yet receive just a fraction of our attention.

HEC's Sam Carpenter and David Van Gilder spoke with Indy Star on the 900 comments our supporters sent to IDEM asking Gov. Braun not to further weaken environmental protections. Read the full story: www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

The Indianapolis Recorder mentioned HEC in their article about Indiana's Small Modular (nuclear) Reactor (SMR) bills. Read about it here: indianapolisrecorder.com/braun-signs-...

HEC's Senior Policy and Legal Director, David Van Gilder, spoke with Lakeshore Public Media about IDEM's report detailing plans to reduce environmental protections in Indiana. Read more here: www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/2025-07-09/p...

Last week, HEC's Senior Policy and Legal Director David Van Gilder spoke to WISH TV 8 about IDEM's report outlining plans to reduce environmental regulation in Indiana. Read about it or watch the video here: ow.ly/JqoX50WpW9X

Sam Carpenter, executive director of the HEC, said Gov. Braun’s mandate to review the agency seems like a decision that “environmental protections are bad for businesses before really, fully understanding and researching the issues." Read more: indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/03/e...

HEC's Sam Carpenter spoke with IndyStar last week about IDEM's comment period for Executive Order 25-38: "Reduction of Excessive Environmental Regulation". Check out the article here: www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

Save the date to join us for lunch next Thursday! We're talking all things Indiana General Assembly 2025. RSVP here: www.facebook.com/share/1DNLeK... Got questions? Submit them in advance here: bit.ly/WhattheHECju...

HEC's Dr. Indra Frank spoke with @ipbnews.bsky.social about the risk April's floods pose to Indiana's coal ash ponds www.wvxu.org/2025-05-01/i...

For more insightful analysis of this year's IGA session — like the kind HEC Executive Director Sam Carpenter offered on @WISH8 last week — be sure to join our May 8 FB Live session wrap-up! www.facebook.com/share/1C2Hms...

Check out HEC Executive Director Sam Carpenter analyzing the 2025 IGA session yesterday with News8's Dakarai Turner. Thanks to @wishtv.com for highlighting these important issues for Hoosiers! www.wishtv.com/news/politic...

🚩Public Hearing for Amazon Data Center Reminder: 🚩 The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) will be holding a public hearing for the proposed Amazon Data Center project in New Carlisle, Indiana on Wednesday, April 30th at 4:30 pm.

Did you know there are organic, sustainably grown farms right here in Carmel? Meet Fields Market Garden and St. Isidore Farm and learn how you can support them while enjoying fresh, local vegetables & flowers at this sustainable living seminar on May 8th. www.carmelgreen.org/live-and-lea...

There are so many ways to support HEC this month, including through supporting our HEC Green Businesses! Several of our Green Businesses and other Indiana businesses are generously donating a portion of their profits to HEC this Earth Month. Learn more at www.hecweb.org/earth-month/

Looking for a way to celebrate Earth Month? Look no further than your own backyard! Join a global community science effort to help map & protect plants and animals in YOUR community. The #CityNatureChallenge spans from April 25–28! All you need to join is a smartphone & the free @inaturalistorg app.

Senate Bill 422, signed last week by Gov. Mike Braun, was backed by a variety of groups, including AARP Indiana, Hoosier Environmental Council and The Pew Charitable Trusts. @msn Read more: ow.ly/VsUq50VAVST

Join singer-songwriters Sarah Grain, Bill Price, and Greg Ziesemer for an evening of folk music inspired by the beauty, complexity, and diversity of nature. All proceeds will benefit Hoosier Environmental Council and Earth Charter Indiana. fb.me/e/5wti5KAKg

🚩Public Hearing for Amazon Data Center: The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) will be holding a public hearing for the proposed Amazon Data Center project in New Carlisle, Indiana on 4/30 at 4:30pm. For more info, visit www.hecweb.org?p=36549.