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November 12, 2018
Hammond Facility Emitted Twice Legal Amount Of Lead
The part of the facility that helps control pollutants caught on fire in September.
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EPA Plans Soil Removal At East Chicago Complex
The agency estimates the cleanup project at the East Chicago's West Calumet Housing Complex will cost about $26 million.
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Tests Find Contamination In Franklin
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told city officials that it's monitoring the site formerly used by Amphenol, an electronics manufacturer.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
EPA Allows Dicamba For Another Two Years
The Environmental Protection Agency recently re-approved its use for dicamba resistant soybean and cotton crops. Last year, a coalition of farmers and environmentalists filed a lawsuit against the EPA for approving the weedkiller.
Read MoreNovember 7, 2018
How Global Warming Could Mess Up Indiana Forensic Investigations
Forensic entomologists use the age of their larvae to determine time of death - usually by measuring the maggots.
Read MoreNovember 5, 2018
Indiana Utility Hopes To Be Mostly Wind, Solar Powered By 2028
NIPSCO expects the move to mostly renewables would cut carbon emissions by 90 percent.
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17 State Parks To Temporarily Close For Indiana Deer Hunts
The parks will close to visitors on Nov. 12 and 13, and Nov. 26 and 27 during the two-day hunts .
Read MoreNovember 1, 2018
Conservation Groups Petition EPA Over Biofuels Law
At issue is a part of the Energy Independence and Security Act, which only allows land cultivated before 2007 to grow corn and soybeans for biofuels.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2018
EPA Turns To Judge For Lead-Testing At 9 NW Indiana Homes
The agency says it hasn't been able to get permission from property owners to test the soil.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2018
Indiana Organization Joins Lawsuit Over Coal Ash Rollbacks
The Hoosier Environmental Council and five other groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over recent rollbacks to coal ash regulations.
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