Articles tagged as: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
June 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 MoreApril 30, 2020
Air Quality Improves In Indianapolis, Muncie, Lake And Porter Counties
Some parts of Indiana that have struggled with pollution are now meeting federal air quality standards, according to data from state and federal environmental agencies.
Read MoreApril 22, 2020
Report: Midwest Water Pollution Up As EPA Enforcement Goes Down
The number of industrial facilities reporting water pollution violations in the Midwest has spiked since 2017. A new report shows it could be due to a decline in enforcement at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2020
EPA May Waive Some Pollution Penalties Due To Coronavirus
Companies that fail to do routine things like monitor their pollution could be given a pass as long as they keep a record of what happened and why they couldn't comply with the law because of the outbreak.
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 MoreAugust 19, 2019
Wildlife Roam Where US Once Made Nuclear And Chemical Arms
From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States made and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind are now peaceful havens for wildlife.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2018
EPA To Monitor East Chicago Groundwater At USS Lead
The EPA says it's possible that the USS Lead site is contaminating the groundwater with arsenic and lead.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2018
Hammond Facility Emitted Twice Legal Amount Of Lead
The part of the facility that helps control pollutants caught on fire in September.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2018
Newspaper: Regulators Unsure Where Burns Harbor Mill's Pollution Goes
A state analysis of local wind patterns suggest that the lead released by the mill complex could be blowing north and west toward Chicago or south toward the Indiana community of Chesterton.
Read MoreApril 8, 2018
EPA Officials Hear East Chicago Residents Concerns
The public voiced frustration about arsenic and lead contamination, demolition of the West Calumet Housing Complex and possible groundwater contamination.
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