The Indiana Department of Environmental Management approved a partial closure plan Monday for the Gary junkyard owned by Summit Inc. where hazardous waste was illegally stored.

Environmental advocates call Gov. Mike Braun's push for deregulation a false choice between Hoosier health and the economy.

The Indiana Environmental Rules Board approved a draft plan for new nitrogen oxide pollution rules for Lake and Porter counties.

In the last decade, the state lawmakers cut funding for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, even as overall state spending grew 17%.

Many residents had asked for the IDEM hearing as they raised concerns. Amazon has plans to mitigate the losses by buying wetland and stream credits.