The citys wellfield is contaminated with PCE, a cancer-causing chemical used to degrease metal and in dry cleaning.

The World Health Organization lists glyphosate as a probable carcinogen the same classification as the toxic pesticide DDT.

More than 1,000 people were forced from the West Calumet Housing Complex in 2016 after tests found high blood-lead levels in children.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued a memo this week saying contamination in groundwater that feeds into rivers, streams, and lakes doesnt need to be regulated under the Clean Water Act.

EPA soil remediation began in 2016. Its cleaned up nearly 600 residential properties. There are 170 additional properties slated for cleanup.

The Environmental Protection Agency says the company emitted higher than normal levels of cadmium for eight days last year.

Due to the government shutdown, the EPA canceled a public meeting on the cleanup three weeks ago.

Trevor's Law aims to update the federal guidelines for investigating cancer clusters. But it is unclear if the law will do what the parents hope it will.

In the past decade, as many as 24 children in the small city of Franklin were diagnosed with rare cancers. Their parents want the federal government to declare a cancer cluster and investigate. But defining a cancer cluster - so it can be investigated - is complicated.

Residents are concerned about a contingency that allows the agency to use a less stringent cleanup plan if the city moves forward with industrial, instead of residential, redevelopment.