Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
September 14, 2021
Drinking Water Wells In Goshen Nominated For EPA Cleanup
Four public drinking water wells in Goshen are contaminated with 1,2-dichloroethane -- an industrial chemical used to make things like PVC pipes and remove grease. It's also a byproduct of chemicals used in dry cleaning.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2021
EPA To Address Slaughterhouse Waste Causing Algae Blooms, Breeding Bacteria
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to update the water pollution standards for slaughterhouses -- something that hasn't been done in more than 15 years.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2021
EPA Considers Controlling PFAS, 60+ Other Pollutants In Drinking Water
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is considering making rules for more than 60 different contaminants in drinking water that aren’t regulated right now.
Read MoreMay 13, 2021
Three Indiana Cities Get Federal Money To Clean Up Polluted Sites
Bloomington, Clarksville, and Union City will receive grants totaling $1.4 million to clean up contaminated properties.
Read MoreApril 22, 2021
How Can Biden's EPA Reduce Pollution In Indiana? Former Employees Weigh In
There are a number of ways the Environmental Protection Agency under President Joe Biden can help reduce pollution in Indiana. That was one takeaway from the Hoosier Environmental Councils Earth Day panel discussion with two former EPA employees.
Read MoreDecember 18, 2020
Environmental Groups To EPA: Reduce Nutrient Pollution In The Ohio River
Indiana environmental groups have joined several others in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to limit nutrient pollution in the Ohio River.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2020
Indiana Groups Sue EPA For Not Regulating Certain Steel Mill Pollutants
The Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit for not setting limits for certain hazardous air pollutants at steel mills -- like mercury and the cancer-causing chemical benzene.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2020
EPA Applauds Indiana Counties, Cities That Now Meet Air Quality Standards
Since 2017, 26 areas in the Midwest region of the EPA meet air quality standards that they didnt before.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2020
EPA Doesn't Plan To Tighten Standards For Smog
In April, the agency proposed not changing the standards for particle pollution. It announced on Monday it also doesn't plan to tighten the standards for ozone -- commonly known as smog.
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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