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Development Plan Near Granville Bridge
Here is the second attachment from Jody Tishmack's message about monitoring wells.
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Updates from our org
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Well Monitoring Beginning
*** IF YOU HAVE A WELL and live within ~ 5 miles of the Granville Bridge, this is for you.**** From Jody Tishmack: Hello Everyone, I'm reaching out to invite you to participate in a large scale water monitoring program, and to pass the word to others.
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Response 2024-05-13
We were made aware this afternoon that David Sanders has made some public allegations against the leadership of Stop The Water Steal. Mr. Sanders claims that the leadership has "seized" control of the assets of the group and "paralyzed" its activities. To the contrary, the officers
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StopTheWaterSteal fundraiser!!
Join us for a FUNdraiser on May 17, featuring the music of The Ballistics and Spontaneous Hopeful Monster!
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Microchip pollution and water usage
Highlights the environmental risks and resource demands of semiconductor manufacturing, mirroring concerns about the LEAP Lebanon water pipeline, and emphasizes the need for comprehensive environmental assessments, sustainable practices, and transparent stakeholder engagement in industrial projects. 1. Resource Intensive Operations: The construction of new semiconductor factories, while economically beneficial, requires significant
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Urge residents to write letters
"Stop the Water Steal" advocates for independent scientific evaluations and stronger legislative protections against large-scale water transfers, emphasizing bipartisan unity and persistent strategic advocacy to safeguard the Wabash Valley watershed. 1. Urgent Call for Independent Review: "Stop the Water Steal" advocates strongly for an independent third-party
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Interview
* 1/30/2024: Stop the Water Steal's David Sanders interviewed on local morning podcast (1/30/24) "Kendall and Casey"
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Bills to better manage Indianas water supply
* Bills to better manage Indiana's water supply, amid LEAP concerns, don't get hearings - Proponents such as Stop the Water Steal — a group that has formed in response to and opposition of the plans to pipe water from the Lafayette area down to the LEAP District
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America’s underground water stores are drying up
* An Article written by Saul Elbein for THE HILL shows how a Majority of America’s underground water stores are drying up, study finds many of America’s critical sources of underground water are in a state of rapid and accelerating decline. More evidence that the LEAP pipeline pumping 100,
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Is Lebanon stealing our water
* Published by the Citizens Action Coalition The LEAP (Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace) district is a 10,000-acre plot of productive farmland adjacent to Lebanon along Interstate 65 (I-65) that is to be converted into a massive industrial park. LEAP is perhaps the largest and most expensive economic development project ever
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IEDC scrutiny
The IEDC has been subject of intense public scrutiny from protests over whether the state has enough water to build a pipeline from the Wabash River to the LEAP district in Boone County. The Indiana Economic Development Foundation gets money from the state, but it also has a non-profit component;
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LEAP focused town hall
At Thursday's LEAP-focused town hall, local representatives elaborated on last month's meeting held with Gov. Eric Holcomb, which halted any additional progress on the LEAP pipeline development. Local officials also updated residents on the progress of bills in the Indiana General Assembly aimed at addressing concerns
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Purdue University President about the LEAP pipeline
"From Purdue University President Mung Chiang about the LEAP Pipeline: “Let me just say the following two points,” Chiang said. “One is, as I think some of our local community leaders said that day, that we're not against economic development. We're not against the LEAP
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State issued groundwater withdrawal bill
* Bills filed this week that would require state-issued permits for major groundwater withdrawal facilities are in forms you can search and track at the Indiana General Assembly.
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Lafayette continues tests for water well fields
Lafayette continues tests for new water well fields
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New York Times covers LEAP problems
The NY Times covers LEAP Water Pipeline Problems