Articles tagged as: Superfund
December 21, 2021
Polluted site in Martinsville to get federal funding to treat toxic vapors in homes
A Superfund site in Martinsville will receive money for cleanup from the federal infrastructure law. It’s one of 49 such sites in the country that hasn't had federal funding before.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2021
EPA Removes PCB-laced Bloomington Sites From Superfund List
The EPA said monitoring will continue at the three sites, which were contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2021
EPA Announces Cleanup Plan For Polluted Water, Soil In Martinsville
The agency suspects the water pollution at the Martinsville Superfund site mostly came from a local laundry and dry cleaning business in the 1980s.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2020
Report: Government Not Protecting Lower-Income Neighborhoods From Pollution
According to a new report from Earthjustice and the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, 70 percent of the most dangerous hazardous waste sites in the country are located within a mile of federally assisted housing.
Read MoreJune 12, 2020
State Gets $3M To Clean Up Polluted Land, Community Benefits Depend On Involvement
The federal government plans to give Indiana even more money to help clean up polluted sites like former dry cleaners and factories.
Read MoreMay 28, 2020
Zoning Change Means Less Cleanup On East Chicago Superfund Area
On Monday, the East Chicago city council voted 8-1 to allow the site of the former West Calumet Public Housing Complex to go from residential zoning to industrial.
Read MoreMarch 26, 2020
Industrial Company Deciding Factor In USS Lead Cleanup In East Chicago
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan for the area where the West Calumet Public Housing Complex once stood in the USS Lead Superfund site.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2020
Industrial Company Could Move To Site Of Former East Chicago Housing Complex
Former residents of the West Calumet Public Housing Complex are upset with East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland's plans to let an industrial company move to where the housing complex once stood.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2019
Report: Climate Change Will Put Indiana Hazardous Waste Sites At Risk
A new report on Superfunds from the Government Accountability Office, says climate change is expected to mean more flooding in Indiana and that could put the states hazardous waste sites at risk.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2019
Workforce Houses In East Chicago To Be Built On EPA Superfund Site
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is giving workforce housing funding to build homes in a Superfund site in East Chicago.
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