More than 75 bills related to the environment have been filed at the Indiana General Assembly, a swell that was somewhat unexpected in a year when lawmakers are facing major issues such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality and widespread economic hardship.
Some of the bills could mean big steps forward for reducing Indiana’s carbon emissions footprint, boosting “green” industries in the state and cleaning up Indiana’s water and air.
On the other end of the spectrum, other bills could repeal entire laws protecting the state’s natural wetlands or potentially limit Hoosiers’ ability to protect themselves from factory farm pollution.