Housing and Urban Development Secretary-designate Ben Carson was answering a question from U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

The new allocation from the state's Blight Elimination Program can only be used to tear down vacant structures that were "beyond repair" during a prior review.

Mayor Anthony Copeland sent letters to Gov. Mike Pence and Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb requesting additional resources for the lead contaminated Calumet neighborhood.

City Utilities Director Greg Crowley says the elevated levels are likely related to EPA clean up activities in the Calumet neighborhood.

The city is already grappling with lead in the soil around homes inside its EPA Superfund, but the EPA says that isn't the source of the lead in the tap water.

A complaint has been settled by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to give current and former East Chicago residents more time, money to relocate.

The EPA will begin removing lead contaminated soil from 13 yards this fall.

The deadline is looming for families in a lead-contaminated public housing complex to find new homes, but they don't have many affordable options.

The Indiana State Department of Health is opening what it calls a "one-stop shop" that, in addition to lead testing, will provide residents with a voucher for a state ID and free help finding birth certificates and health insurance.

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.