WASHINGTON — Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005 to 2009, a report by three House Democrats said Saturday. The report said 29 of the chemicals injected were known or suspected human carcinogens. They either were regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act as risks to human health or listed as hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.

INDIANAPOLIS – State GOP lawmakers are pushing an emergency measure to continue unemployment benefits for thousands of Hoosiers that are set to expire in just weeks.
Without action, a trigger built into state law would automatically shut off the extended state benefits. Leaders in the House and Senate want to use federal money to continue them through the end of the year.
"Given that the economy is still where it is, we would inadvertently be knocking people off the rolls," said Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne. "We want to lift the trigger so the additional weeks the federal government is providing are allowed to run its course."
Hoosiers on unemployment now get 26 weeks of regular state benefits but then can get four federal extensions that stretch that to 79 weeks