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Just hours after a United Nation’s report sparked alarm worldwide about the quickening climate change crisis, the Indianapolis City-County Council passed a proposal to create a standing committee Monday night with the goal of mitigating global warming’s impact on the city.
Read MoreGrim warnings from the world’s leading climate scientists on Monday make clear the Earth faces irreversible changes from global warming and stress the need for immediate and wide-scale greenhouse gas reductions to avoid further damage.
Read MoreConverting more than 27,000 existing streets to energy-efficient led lights, as well as installing nearly 4,000 new lights. With ONL the city is hoping to reap many benefits. Like a safer environment, the project will also help the city meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
Read MoreToday, Mayor Joe Hogsett and the City's Office of Sustainability announced that the Assessment and Intervention Center (AIC) has been designated LEED Silver, making it the first city-owned certified green building in Indianapolis.
Read MoreTonight the City's Office of Sustainability (OOS) celebrates the passage of Proposal 185 by the City-County Council, adding a new chapter on Benchmarking and Transparency to the City-County code.
Read MoreThe City of Indianapolis's Office of Sustainability and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) have collaborated with behavior science researchers at Behavior Insights Team (BIT) to study littering in Indianapolis, collect data, and implement multiple "interventions" to change human behavior around littering.
Read MoreWorking sustainable living into everyday life can feel like a daunting task. The challenge seems almost too large to overcome when the focus is not just on the local community, but also on the climate and other communities across the globe.
Read MoreFor the first time since its expansive sustainability plan was adopted in 2019, the city’s Office of Sustainability has released a report updating its progress.
Read MoreThe new director for Indianapolis’ Office of Sustainability came to the city to help set plans for climate action. Now, she’s staying to follow through on it.
Read MoreFor this special #EarthDay edition of #ThrivePlanThursday, our office is excited to present our inaugural Thrive annual report! It's an update on our community's progress to date, measured against the original metrics.
Read MoreThe Office of Sustainability and Knozone are debuting a new informational campaign, Highly EVolved, to help educate the public on the benefits and realities of electric vehicles (EVs), as well as dispel common myths about electrification through an interactive website, billboards, and digital and radio advertisements.
Read MoreToday Mayor Joe Hogsett announced the appointment of Lauren Rodriguez as director for the Office of Public Health and Safety and Morgan Mickelson as director for the Office of Sustainability.
Read MoreAfter the Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) announced that one recycling drop-off location on the city's far east side was removed at the request of the property owner, a nearby location has been secured for relocation of the three recycling boxes.
Read MoreToday, Mayor Joe Hogsett joined the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability and Solar United Neighbors (SUN) at the first home installation of solar panels to result from a public-nonprofit partnership that kicked off last year.
Read MoreThe Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) today announced a new community recycling drop-off location at the Pike Township Trustee's Office at 5665 Lafayette Road.
Read MoreThe Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) today encouraged those offering to assist crews with clean-up in the downtown area to instead volunteer in the beautification efforts of partner organization Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB).
Read MoreWhat if climate action can tackle social inequalities too? In the wake of recent protests against racism globally, now more than ever, citizens’ concern for social and climate justice is burgeoning. Knowing this, and that both challenges cannot be tackled in isolation, two cities paving the way are Bristol, UK, and Indianapolis, USA.
Read MoreFacing additional collection volumes of both trash items and recyclables in the coming weeks, the Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) encourages Indy residents to be conscious of solid waste and recycling guidelines while spending more time at home under Indiana’s recent Stay-At-Home executive order.
Read MoreThe City of Indianapolis has been recognized as a global leader on environmental action and transparency, achieving a place on the 'Cities A List' for the second consecutive year from environmental impact non-profit CDP.
Read MoreAn important partnership between Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) and the City of Indianapolis will be renewed in the new year as the city’s Office of Sustainability awards the non-profit organization with a service contract for extensive programming addressing urban forestry, litter abatement and community engagement.
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