What can you do?

Connect with local organizations:

These groups offer educational programs, volunteer opportunities, clean-ups, and other ways to make a difference. Donate or volunteer!

• Earth Charter Indiana
• Friends of the White River
• Groundwork Indy
• Hoosier Environmental Council
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Indy Parks and Recreation
• Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
• Kheprw Institute
• White River Alliance

Stay Informed:

• Explore Indy Toxic Heritage digital resources
• Follow Indianapolis Star reporting on environmental issues and in The Scrub Facebook group
• Follow IDEM’s (Indiana Department of Environmental Management) River Watch and explore the Indiana Impaired Waters e303d Tool 
• Follow Thrive Indianapolis, administered by the city’s Office of Sustainability
• Monitor the Indiana CSO Outfall Map
• Look up lead levels in local soil (and more) with Map My Environment, a citizen science project.
• Sign up for the Office of Land Stewardship newsletter
• Search Indianapolis in the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental monitoring tools:
  • EJScreen: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
  • My Environment to learn about local air and water quality, superfund sites, etc.
  • EnviroAtlas – Brownfields Featured Collection