By Colin E. Connor, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
Indiana will receive $41 million from the Volkswagen emission settlement, but the state has not yet determined how it will spend the money. Indiana Department of Environmental Management Commissioner Bruno Pigot is currently meeting with interested parties regarding various proposals. Once Indiana determines its preferred project it will prepare a draft plan that will be open for public comment. Stay tuned for more information on this developing story. For more information please read recent articles from the Indianapolis Star and the Indiana Lawyer about the settlement.
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