The NAACP and East Chicago residents are calling on the EPA for more resources as Administrator Scott Pruitt visits the lead-contaminated neighborhood.

Most layoffs will occur in May, when the semester ends.

The EPA has maintained it can't move forward with cleanup until it gets more information, but the mayor says remediation needs to be to a residential standard.

Fifty-six families still live in the lead-tainted public housing complex, with 19 waiting to appeal their temporary relocation assignments.

Many asked about the remediation process, but some expressed concerns over the EPA's commitment to residents in the lead-contaminated Superfund.

Grievance hearings will take place on Monday and Tuesday, but the deadline has taken a toll, forcing some residents to settle for less-than-ideal circumstances.

Federal officials defended the city's decision to empty West Calumet beginning Friday, March 31, despite objections from remaining residents and their lawyers.

The report emphasizes projects to ensure clean water for residents.

The same group that requested federal assistance for Flint, Michigan, is now stepping in for East Chicago, Indiana.

Families who remain in lead-contaminated public housing on April 1 could be moved somewhere temporary while they keep looking for permanent housing.