Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Indiana Rare Earth Recovery Council, created by Governor Mike Braun’s Executive Order 25-62, ...

AZALIA, Ind. (AP) — While there’s probably no pirate’s chest, there still may be treasure below your feet. It’s well known that a diverse amount of natural resources can be found in Bartholomew County ...

The Indiana State Museum is hosting Geofest, a three-floor exhibition with activities for families and kids, including an earthquake simulator, a trilobite paperweight making station, and booths ...

Indiana leaders gathered this week to consider how the state could mine its ample coal waste for the rare earth elements key to modern technology – in a bid to boost domestic production and break ...

Hoosiers can become citizen scientists for the April 8 solar eclipse and help Indiana geologists collect data. The Indiana Geological and Water Survey is offering the opportunity for people to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana now has breeding populations of armadillos. According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), armadillos have colonized much of southeastern Indiana and are ...

Nine applications for Indiana sites are before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to an agency tracker of Class VI permits. They’re one of six classes of wells the EPA regulates under ...

A container with 10 grams of yttrium, a rare earth element, is passed around during a meeting of the Indiana Rare Earth Recovery Council on Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana ...

FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Indiana Rare Earth Recovery Council, created by Governor Mike Braun’s Executive Order 25-62, has approved a report with the goal of Indiana becoming a national ...