State Honors Evansville as an Indiana Clean Community

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Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024

State Honors Evansville as an Indiana Clean Community

EVANSVILLE, IND. - Evansville has been named the state's latest Clean Community by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).Mayor Stephanie Terry accepted a Clean Community signs and flag from IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess during a ceremony at the city's Sunrise Pump Station on Wednesday, Aug. 7.

"We are thrilled to welcome Evansville, Indiana's third largest city, to the Clean Community Program," said IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess. "Being a 'Clean Community' sends a message to residents and visitors that their city values environmental stewardship. I congratulate Evansville on their work to earn this recognition."

Mayor Terry also acknowledged members of the city's Clean Team who facilitated the city through the process:

• Lauren Norvell, Climate Action Director for the City of Evansville's Climate Collaborative;

• Rob Flores, VP of Sustainability at Berry Global;

• Stacy Milheiser, Energy & Industrial Sector Client Manager at Lochmueller Group;

• Roger Cohen (LPG), Senior Project Manager at Weaver Consultants Group;

• Andrew Clark (MBA), Category Specialist at CRS OneSource; and

• Shannon Begeman, Project Manager at the City of Evansville Engineer's Office.

"We are working hard to improve Evansville's environmental quality and sustainability, and are excited to be recognized as a Clean Community by IDEM for those efforts," Terry said. "This designation acknowledges the efforts we have made so far to move toward environmental sustainability and climate resiliency, but it also reminds us of all that there still is to do. We are just getting started."

Evansville isIndiana's ninth municipality to earn the Clean Community designation and the largest by population. Other Clean Communities include: Richmond, Merrillville, Zionsville, Fishers, Brown County, Beech Grove, Fortville and New Chicago.

IDEM invites municipalities and community partners interested in participating in the new Indiana Clean Community Program to learn more at on.IN.gov/cleancommunity.

Members of Evansville's Clean Team and IDEM's Office of Program Support join Mayor Stephanie Terry as IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess presents a sign that will be added to one of the city's Clean Community projects.

About the Indiana Clean Community Program: Established by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) in the early 2000s, the Clean Community Program (previously called the Clean Community Challenge) recognizes Indiana counties, cities and towns that take a proactive, positive approach towards ensuring a better quality of life for all Hoosiers and a healthy economy by working to address community and social issues through sustainable environmental and wellness projects. Detailed information is available at on.IN.gov/cleancommunity.

About IDEM:IDEM (idem.IN.gov) implements federal and state regulations regarding the environment. Through compliance assistance, incentive programs and educational outreach, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens to protect Hoosiers and the environment.  

About the City of Evansville: (vanderburghgov.org/city) The City of Evansville, Ind., was founded in 1812 on a scenic bend in the Ohio River. With a population of nearly 121,000 people in the city limits and more than 300,000 people in the metropolitan area, Evansville is the third-largest city in Indiana. Evansville is the social and economic hub for the region, which includes Southwest Indiana, Southeast Illinois and Northwest Kentucky.

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Media contact:
Barry Sneed
Public Information Officer
317-232-8596
[email protected]Joe Atkinson
Communications Director
City of Evansville
[email protected]

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