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X-WR-CALNAME:IDEM Welcomes Five New Members to the Clean Community Program
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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nJuly 8\, 2026\n\nIDEM Welcomes Five New 
 Members to the Clean Community Program\n\nINDIANAPOLIS –The Indiana Depa
 rtment of Environmental Management (IDEM) recently welcomed five new membe
 rs into the Clean Community Program. IDEM recognizes these municipalities 
 for their commitment to make their communities cleaner\, healthier\, more 
 sustainable places to live. The new Clean Community Program members are:\n
 \nChestertonIndianapolisMichigan CityPorter CountyTerre Haute"I'm proud to
  see even more communities stepping up to join Indiana's Clean Community p
 rogram\," said IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods. "By taking on meaningful env
 ironmental projects\, these 25 participating municipalities will continue 
 to help make Indiana an exceptional place to live and work."\n\nIndiana Cl
 ean Communities Map\n\nNew members will begin working on Bronze Level proj
 ects. Members can then move on to Silver Level and Gold Level by completin
 g additional projects that meet the program requirements and benefit the c
 ommunity. \n\nThe Clean Community Program allows municipalities to choose 
 projects that fit their community’s sustainability goals. IDEM recognize
 s the many environmental challenges municipalities would like to tackle on
  a day-to-day basis are under limited budgets. Through this program\, IDEM
  is creating a network of municipalities to assist one another\, collabora
 te\, connect them with resources\, and recognize the communities' successf
 ul achievements in completing the projects to address these challenges. Th
 e Clean Community Program can potentially help communities cut operating c
 osts while improving the quality of life for residents.\n\nClean Community
  Program members and their achievement level:\n\nGold Tier: \nBeech Grove\
 n\nSilver Tier: \nBrown County\, Evansville\, Fishers\, Hobart\, Richmond\
 , Shelbyville and Zionsville\n\nBronze Tier: \nBloomington\, Chesterton\, 
 Fortville\, Greencastle\, Indianapolis\, Kokomo\, Lafayette\, Lawrence\, M
 errillville\, Michigan City\, New Castle\, New Chicago\, Porter\, Porter C
 ounty\, Terre Haute\, Westfield and Whitestown\nAbout the Indiana Clean Co
 mmunity Program: Established by the Indiana Department of Environmental Ma
 nagement (IDEM) in the early 2000s\, the Clean Community Program (previous
 ly called the Clean Community Challenge) recognizes Indiana counties\, cit
 ies 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 a
 nd wellness projects. Detailed information is available at on.IN.gov/clean
 community. \n\nAbout the Indiana Clean Community Program: Established by t
 he Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) in the early 2000
 s\, the Clean Community Program (previously called the Clean Community Cha
 llenge) recognizes Indiana counties\, cities and towns that take a proacti
 ve\, positive approach towards ensuring a better quality of life for all H
 oosiers and a healthy economy by working to address community and social i
 ssues through sustainable environmental and wellness projects. Detailed in
 formation is available at on.IN.gov/cleancommunity. \n\nAbout IDEM: IDEM
  ( idem.IN.gov) implements federal and state regulations regarding the env
 ironment. Through compliance assistance\, incentive programs and education
 al outreach\, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens to pr
 otect Hoosiers and the environment.\nIndiana Clean Communities Map
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