INDIANA – On Tuesday, Governor Mike Braun and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management released a report identifying regulations to be changed or rescinded to “support business development, job creation, and economic growth, while also striving to ensure responsible environmental protection and stewardship.” 

“Government naturally drifts toward over-regulation, and it’s important to go through these regulations to make sure they aren’t stifling innovation and raising the cost of living for no benefit. My agencies have been directed to identify regulations that raise the cost of living without benefiting our environment so that they can be changed or rescinded. This allows us to grow our economy while also safeguarding Hoosiers’ health and preserving our natural resources,” said Governor Mike Braun.

On March 12, Governor Braun signed an executive order focused on growing the economy while preserving natural resources by limiting environmental regulations to robust federal standards. 

Part of this executive order was a directive to state agencies involved with environmental regulation to identify “state environmental regulations that are unduly burdensome, significantly raise the cost of living for Hoosiers, are not supported by current law and the best available science, or do not benefit Indiana’s environment” and report them to the Governor to be revisited or rescinded. 

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management issued this report today on regulations that may be “unduly burdensome, significantly raise the cost of living for Hoosiers, not supported by current law and the best available science, or do not benefit Indiana’s environment.” 

The report identifies 10 regulations for consideration of change or rescission. 

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management also solicited public feedback on regulations and received ideas from farmers, small business owners, and local government on rules and practices they view as outdated, overly burdensome, or that could be improved to work better for their intended purpose. 

To read the full report, click here.