Articles tagged as: East Chicago
January 9, 2020
Industrial Company Could Move To Site Of Former East Chicago Housing Complex
Former residents of the West Calumet Public Housing Complex are upset with East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland's plans to let an industrial company move to where the housing complex once stood.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2019
Workforce Houses In East Chicago To Be Built On EPA Superfund Site
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is giving workforce housing funding to build homes in a Superfund site in East Chicago.
Read MoreOctober 22, 2019
Thousands Still Without Power In NW Indiana After High Winds
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s website shows that more than 7,000 of the utility's customers were still in the dark late Tuesday morning.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2019
Residential Soil Cleanup In East Chicago Superfund Expected To Wrap Up Next Spring
The EPA cleaned up 178 residential properties and the former Carrie Gosch Elementary School during this years construction season. With that, there are 14 residential properties left to clean up, with a few to test before the end of the year.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2019
U.S. Steel Announces Idling Of East Chicago Tin Mill, Laying Off Around 150 Workers
U.S. Steel announced Friday the company will idle its East Chicago Tin mill where an estimated 150 workers could face layoffs.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2019
US Steel Expects 150 Layoffs By Idling Indiana Plant
U.S. Steel is planning to idle its East Chicago Tin plant, which makes tin-plated metal for uses such as food and paint cans, and lay off about 150 workers.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2019
EPA Removes Lead, Arsenic Contaminated Soil At Former School Property
Members of the East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group have asked the EPA for months to retest the property before cleaning it up.
Read MoreJune 27, 2019
East Chicago's Superfund Residents Say EPA Hasn't Done Enough To Protect Human Health
Residents at East Chicago, Indianas toxic Superfund site got an opportunity Wednesday to voice their concerns on the Environmental Protection Agency communication about health risks.
Read MoreJune 25, 2019
EPA's Internal Watchdog To Host Listening Session In East Chicago
The EPAs Office of Inspector General wants to know how residents and government agencies feel the EPA communicated health risks from Superfund sites.
Read MoreMay 21, 2019
$26 Million Cleanup Starting On Contaminated Indiana Canal
The EPA says sediment will be dredged in Hammond and East Chicago, Indiana. Work is expected to be completed in 2020.
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