Indiana Lawmakers Revisit ‘Cable Pollution’ Complaints as Locals Press for State Oversight | City-County Observer

Indiana lawmakers revisit ‘cable pollution’ complaints as locals press for state oversight

Indiana lawmakers are considering new legislation for the 2026 session to address dormant, abandoned and low-hanging utility lines left behind by telecommunications companies. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday revisited an increasingly visible problem hanging over — and sometimes buried beneath — Hoosier communities: dormant, abandoned and low-hanging utility lines left behind by telecommunications companies. At…

Indiana lawmakers revisit ‘cable pollution’ complaints as locals press for state oversight | City-County Observer

By Casey Smith Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday revisited an increasingly visible problem hanging over — and sometimes buried beneath — Hoosier communities: dormant, abandoned and low-hanging utility lines left behind by telecommunications companies. At a gathering of the Interim Study Committee on Environmental Affairs at the Indiana Statehouse, Rep. Michelle Davis, R-Whiteland, and Franklin Mayor Steve Barnett urged lawmakers to act on what th