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.

The agency says it hasn't been able to get permission from property owners to test the soil.

The EPA said in a statement that it "continues to evaluate data and hopes to announce a cleanup plan for public comment in late summer or early fall."

Officials from the EPA and other federal agencies will join the city of East Chicago and its housing authority at the event.

Demolition began Monday afternoon on East Chicago's West Calumet Housing Complex, but the U.S.S. Lead Superfund site still leaves former residents concerned for their future.

The City of East Chicago informed residents last week that the Pence administration denied the request for an emergency declaration.

A new lawsuit is the first to single out DuPont and Atlantic Richfield, two chemical companies that have taken on legally responsibility for the hazards.

The northwest Indiana district will use the $3 million loan to pay for renovations that took place before school started and remaining construction, remodeling and repair.