Articles tagged as: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
October 20, 2021
EPA lays out plans to address PFAS, some say it doesn't go far enough
PFAS have been found in everything from carpets, to fast food wrappers, to firefighting foams on military bases -- like Grissom Air Reserve Base near Kokomo.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2021
Chicago water advocate appointed as Great Lakes regional EPA administrator
Debra Shore will replace Kurt Thiede who was appointed during the Trump administration. Shore serves on the board of an agency responsible for wastewater treatment and stormwater management in the Greater Chicago area.
Read MoreApril 28, 2021
Indiana University's Janet McCabe Confirmed As EPA Deputy Administrator
Indiana University's Janet McCabe will officially become the deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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 MoreFebruary 8, 2021
EPA Proposes Pollution Cleanup Of Delco Plant Site In Kokomo
The EPA's proposal chiefly aims to clean up high levels of trichloroethene, or TCE, a chemical the federal agency has classified as a carcinogen
Read MoreNovember 10, 2020
Midwest EPA Union Celebrates End Of Trump Presidency
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 704 said the president's leadership has made it difficult for them to do their jobs.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2020
EPA Crews Wrap Cleanup Of Tainted Site Near Gary Airport
The federal agency said it recently finished the cleanup of the Midco II Superfund Site near the Gary/Chicago International Airport, paving the way for the airport's potential reuse of the Gary site.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2020
Indiana Gets Federal Money To Reduce Lead In Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will put more than $55 million toward the state's revolving loan fund, which provides loans to communities for things like replacing water and sewer lines.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2020
Chemical Treatment Could Clean Up Franklin's Groundwater
The Environmental Protection Agency finished testing a treatment technology on groundwater pollution in Franklin this week -- and it looks like it worked.
Read MoreJune 22, 2020
EPA Under Trump Makes Major Rule Changes During COVID-19 Crisis
Here are seven rule changes the Environmental Protection Agency made or proposed since Indianas "Stay-At-Home" order went into effect on March 25.
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