Utilities and Infrastructure

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (462+ words) The Terre Haute City Council voted Thursday to amend the City Code — but the immediate impact will be less than minimal. The council voted to restrict the use of groundwater in wells in areas suffering from environmental contamination incapable of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (315+ words) A utility crew from Tallahassee, Florida, with the help of LUS workers, prepares to replace a utility pole that was blown to an unsafe leaning position during Hurricane Laura Thursday, August 27, 2020, in Lafayette, La. Lafayettet Utilities System has been awarded…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (956+ words) Record inundations wrecked homes and took seven lives but Trump has not approved emergency aid and the state has cut funds for environmental agencies It’s been 10 days since the floodwater receded from Cambridge City’s main street and yet signs of…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (230+ words) BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–The City of Bloomington is issuing a precautionary water boil advisory because of a water main break. “Due to a water main break, 21 addresses on South Maria Court, East Whitley Drive, and South Whitley Drive are under a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (410+ words) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The City of South Bend is one step closer to bringing Amtrak downtown. South Bend Mayor, James Mueller, and members of the common council were in attendance for the announcement Wednesday morning. Afterwards, attendees went inside to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (166+ words) An Indiana county official is calling for a mix of solar, wind and coal generation along with stronger local grid infrastructure as the state confronts rising electricity demand and storm-related outages. Randolph County Assessor George Caster said solar power can…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (917+ words) Much of northwest Indiana remains without electricity two weeks after severe storms knocked out power in the region, prompting local aid agencies to join forces in response to the crisis. When a storm pummeled the electric grid and plunged much…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (645+ words) MUNCIE, IN — Going forward, significant rainfall in the Muncie area and East Central Indiana might be measured against the rain that fell between the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 11, and the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 12. The torrential rains — at times accompanied…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (855+ words) By COREY WILLIAMS and LAURA BARGFELD The power outage reminded the 50-year-old of what she experienced in New Orleans in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina knocked out electricity to many. Williams’ home was one of more than 38,300 homes and businesses in Gary…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The City of South Bend hosted their utilities commission meeting on Thursday, featuring open discussions revolving around data centers. Program Director for Citizen Action Coalition, Ben Inskeep, was one of the three presenters at the meeting, and…...