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LaPorte adds propane powered buses
LAPORTE – Mayor Blair Milo has announced the addition of two environmentally friendly transit vehicles to the city’s TransPorte demand/response public transportation service. The new vehicles are powered by propane, a clean-burning fuel which will decrease tailpipe emissions resulting in fuel cost savings and reduced maintenance.
For more information on the new 15-passenger transit vehicles contact Tom MacLennan, Director of TransPorte for the city of …
Read Full ArticleSave the Dunes hosts annual jam June 1
MICHIGAN CITY – Save the Dunes is celebrating life on Lake Michigan by offering the third annual “Jammin’ for the Dunes” festival on Saturday, June 1, from 5 to 11 p.m. at Washington Park’s Amphitheater in Michigan City. This music and beer festival features local breweries, bands and restaurants.
Local bands include favorites Chester Brown, Ron Buffington, the All Good Things Band, Stealin’ the Farm, …
Read Full ArticleClean diesel grants available NWI fleets
HAMMOND – South Shore Clean Cities, BP Oil Company and several environmental groups will host an informational meeting about the Cleaner Air through Diesel Emission Reductions grant program on Thursday, May 23, at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond.
From 9 until 11 a.m., attendees will learn about $450,000 in available funds to support qualified projects submitted by Lake County municipalities, schools and not-for-profit …
Read Full ArticleClean Diesel event set for May 2 in Hammond
MERRILLVILLE – South Shore Clean Citiesand the Indiana Clean Diesel Coalition have created an event in Northwest Indiana to promote the use of clean diesel. Private and public entities that operate diesel fleets and related equipment that serve public needs are invited to attend.
Carl Lisek, South Shore Clean Cities’ executive director, said the most important aspect to clean diesel is reducing emissions from …
Read Full ArticleMetro Recycling part of Earth Day event
VALPARAISO – Metro Recycling will be part of the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Event on April 20. The free event will be held at the Porter County Expo Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“We’re proud to be a sponsor for the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Event,” said Neil Samahon, CEO of Metro Recycling. “We want to engage the community in the benefits of …
Read Full ArticleSave the Dunes hosts watershed meeting
CHESTERTON – Save the Dunes will host a meeting of the Little Calumet River East Branch Watershed Group on March 20 at 1 p.m. at the Westchester Public Library Service Center, 100 W. Indiana Ave., Chesterton.
Save the Dunes will provide an update on the status on the LCEB Watershed Management Plan and the group will hear a report from the most recent Technical Committee …
Read Full ArticleIBEW Local 697 named an innovator
MERRILLVILLE – The Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana has named Raymond E. Kasmark of IBEW Local 697 Innovator of the Month for February.
The society is part of the Gerald I Lampkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center at Ivy Tech Community College in Gary.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 697 building became the first construction project in Lake and Newton Counties certified “Gold” …
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Carey to head Lake Michigan Coastal program
GARY – Doreen Carey has been named special projects coordinator for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Lake Michigan Coastal Program.
She is a 30-year resident of Gary and most recently was a storm water and environmental consultant for business and municipalities. Previously, she was environmental director and storm water coordinator for the city of Gary.
In her new position, Carey will be responsible …
Read Full ArticleRDA gets grant for Marquette Park lagoon
GARY – The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) has received a $351,073 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for stormwater management around the Marquette Park lagoon.
The lagoon is the site of a $1 million EPA dredging project that is removing decades of accumulated sediment. The RDA is partnering with the City of Gary and the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to create a …
Read Full ArticleInnovators honor green farm in Valpo
GARY – For the first Innovators of the Month for 2013, the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana selected Green Farms Agronomics & Mycology. This is the first vertical farm in Northwest Indiana and is based in Valparaiso, said Eric Diamond, director of operations and one of the partners.
Growing herbs on one shelf and microgreens on another shelf, and producing hundreds of pounds …
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