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Angelita Soriano, on right, hugs a fellow "No Data Centers Hobart" member during a Hobart Plan Commission meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. She and other opponents of the data center are concerned over a recently filed air permit application for the project. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Amazon files for ‘frustrating’ Hobart data center air permit, activists say

July 28, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

Angelita Soriano already knew that Amazon’s Hobart data center would be massive, but she said seeing the numbers in a recently filed air permit application was shocking. “I guess it’s...

BP Whiting Refinery in Indiana on Jan. 28, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

BP Whiting Refinery included on new greenhouse gas emissions report

July 27, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

The study lists the BP Whiting Refinery as one of the 10 largest suppliers of greenhouse gas emissions nationwide.

Buildings in Chicago are obscured by haze from the Canadian wildfires on July 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘It makes me furious’: IDEM’s move to loosen NWI ozone rules criticized

July 24, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods asked the EPA to rescind 2023 and 2024 reclassifications of the federal ozone rule, which directly affect Northwest Indiana.

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council passes resolution advocating for Medicare for All

July 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The Gary council passed the resolution advocating for the federal Medicare for All bill in an 8-0 vote at its Tuesday's meeting.

Gary council votes to amend city zoning map amid resident concerns

July 23, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

After working on the changes for more than a year, the Gary Common Council unanimously approved the amendments at its Tuesday meeting.

Looking toward the Whiting BP refinery from the seventh floor of Calumet College's main academic building after a grand opening was held in Whiting, Indiana, June 4, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

USW officials say continued BP lockout brings investor risk

July 22, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

USW leaders said BP’s more than four month long Whiting refinery lockout reflects broader environmental, social and governance concerns.

Gary council unanimously passes green steel resolution

July 22, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

The Gary Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging U.S. and Nippon Steel to bring green steelmaking technologies to the city.

Safety equipment, consisting of a life jacket and a life ring, is placed along Marquette Park Beach in Gary on Feb. 7, 2023. A Gary man died after disappearing at the beach Sunday. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Gary man dies after disappearing in Lake Michigan

July 20, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced the death of 22-year-old Jalen Robinson, who went missing in Lake Michigan Sunday.

IDEM declares Air Quality Action Day as Canadian wildfires continue

July 20, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

IDEM called an Air Quality Action Day for Northwest Indiana Monday, making it more than a week of poor air quality in the region.

A sign hangs on the fence blocking the gravel entrance drive at the Yard 520 solid fill site on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Coal ash stored at the site leached into nearby groundwater, contaminating wells in the Town of Pines. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

IDEM proposes state coal ash program as federal regulations on track to lessen

July 18, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

On June 30, IDEM announced that its submitted a state coal combustion residuals permit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval.

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