Articles tagged as: East Chicago
September 15, 2022
BP agrees to $2.75 million settlement for air pollution at Whiting Refinery
Last year, the Hoosier chapter of the Sierra Club won a lawsuit against the company for emitting too much particle pollution at its Whiting Refinery between 2015 and 2018. Exposure to particle pollution can cause heart attacks, aggravate asthma, and cause other heart and lung problems.
Read MoreJune 3, 2022
EPA investigates pollution at old oil refinery in East Chicago next to USS Lead
The site of the old Cities Service Refinery now houses a CITGO oil storage facility and vacant property owned by Oxy USA. The EPA found groundwater in the center of the site had high levels of fuel chemicals like benzene, which can cause blood cancers.
Read MoreMay 25, 2022
Slag pit blast at East Chicago steel mill being probed
The explosion Sunday in a raw materials section of the sprawling Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor West mill on the Lake Michigan shoreline “was caused by rainwater meeting the hot slag.”
Read MoreAugust 27, 2021
Structure Problems Force Nearly 100 From NW Indiana Tower
An engineering firm found "significant structural distress" from splitting and corroding steel in the 50-year-old building’s support columns, East Chicago Housing Authority officials said.
Read MoreJune 1, 2021
Illinois Developer Plans $20M Industrial Building In Indiana
The Homerlee Business Park will be located in East Chicago, Indiana, less than a mile from Interstate 90 and near the Interstate 80/94 expressway.
Read MoreMay 4, 2021
Indiana Judge Strikes Down East Chicago 'Welcoming City' Ordinance
The 2017 city ordinance was one of several around the country that, among other things, directed city officials and law enforcement not to share information with federal immigration authorities.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020
Did May Flooding Recontaminate Homes In East Chicago?
Residents in the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago are worried that flooding in May could have recontaminated their homes with arsenic and lead.
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 MoreFebruary 17, 2020
EPA Orders Hazardous Waste Probe At Shuttered Indiana Site
The federal agency recently ordered Citgo Petroleum Corp. and Oxy USA to begin assessing and cleaning up dangerous waste at the former Cities Service Refinery site in East Chicago.
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