Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
July 25, 2018
EPA Rule Means CAFOs Don't Have To Report Animal Waste Emissions
On the surface, this doesn't change much. Since the rule was on hold, farmers weren't required to report their emissions.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2018
Razing Of Tainted NW Indiana Housing Complex Nearly Complete
The EPA said in a statement that it "continues to evaluate data and hopes to announce a cleanup plan for public comment in late summer or early fall."
Read MoreJuly 20, 2018
EPA Completes Plan For Cleanup At DuPont Site In East Chicago
The soil has high levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and zinc. EPA estimates the cleanup will cost more than $26 million.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2018
Environmentalists, Lawmakers Say No To EPA Rollback Of Clean Car Standards
The standards require new cars and light trucks build after 2025 to get about 50 miles to the gallon.
Read MoreMay 23, 2018
EPA To Update NW Indiana Residents On Lead, Arsenic Cleanup
The agency will update residents on residential soil sampling and cleanup work in areas of Hammond and Whiting near Federated Metals' abandoned smelter.
Read MoreMay 22, 2018
Water Safe To Drink Despite Superfund, Says Town Of Spencer
The EPA put the Spencer site on its priority list last week, but the Indiana Department of Environmental Management says the chemical in the water is at safe levels.
Read MoreMay 16, 2018
Central Indiana Chemical Plume Added To Superfund Priority List
The EPA said Tuesday that adding the city of Spencer's Franklin Street Groundwater Contamination site to the federal agency's priority list signals its commitment to cleaning up that contamination.
Read MoreApril 26, 2018
EPA Awards Indiana $2.3M In Grants For Industrial Cleanups
Indianapolis, Jeffersonville and Richmond are each getting $300,000 to either assess and clean up contamination or redevelop cleaned-up sites.
Read MoreApril 24, 2018
EPA Hears Proposed Revisions To Coal Ash Regulation
The proposed revisions include allowing individual states to set their own standards for coal ash disposal.
Read MoreApril 16, 2018
EPA Begins Cleanup Of Former Indianapolis Battery Store Site
The site on Indianapolis' southwest side was the location of a retail battery sales store from about 1962 until 2008.
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