Greening of the Statehouse Gathering Today in Indianapolis

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The state's largest gathering of environmental advocates will be held at the statehouse with the focus on agriculture and the impact on the environment and public health.
The state’s largest gathering of environmental advocates will be held at the statehouse with the focus on agriculture and the impact on the environment and public health.
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Campus Center will be overtaken by environmentalists today for “Greening of the Statehouse,” a day of learning and engagement about Indiana’s most pressing environmental issues. The focus of this year’s event is on agriculture and safeguarding the state’s air, water and quality of life.

Kim Ferraro with the Hoosier Environmental Council said it’s an important issue this year because of several proposed policy measures aimed at significantly weakening protections from polluting industrial livestock operations.

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