The Goal
The Indiana Comprehensive Local Environmental Action Network (CLEAN) is a free voluntary Community Challenge recognition program that recognizes and rewards Indiana cities, towns, and counties for proactively managing environmental impacts associated with governmental operations. CLEAN Community Challenge members develop and implement four environmental priorities to focus on during a four-year designation period. CLEAN Community Challenge is a program that can potentially help communities cut operating costs, while improving the quality of life for residents. For participants, making small changes in the way that local governments impact the environment can reap valuable rewards, including decreased costs, increased efficiencies, statewide recognition for your community, improved relationships with regulators, and certain financial and regulatory incentives from IDEM and state agency partners.
The Details
The Challenge is open to all Indiana municipalities including cities, towns, and county levels of government and must include local partners representing citizens and business.
Challenge applicants identify environmental impacts of the municipality’s operations, ultimately selecting four environmental priorities to complete during a four-year designation period. Environmental priorities must fall into at least one Environmental Media Category.
- See the Current CLEAN Members and the CLEAN Impact
- Join the Challenge by submitting an Indina CLEAN Community Challenge Initial Application (State Form 51826, available on the IDEM Forms page)
- Learn the Benefits of Membership
Environmental Media Categories
- Pollution Prevention
- Energy Use
- Water Use
- Water Discharges
- Transportation
- Materials Use
- Air Emissions
- Environmental / Children’s Health
- Community Sustainability
- Solid Waste Generation
- Accidental Releases and Emergency Response
- Preservation and Restoration
- Vulnerability and Security Issues
Questions? Please contact the CLEAN program manager.
