Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
December 4, 2018
EPA Grant To Address Regional Water Quality Issues
The award will be used to combat algal blooms which have been a consistent issue in bodies of water, due to changes in water temperature, as well as heavy rainfall and nutrient runoff.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2018
Residents Express Frustrations As EPA Updates On Cleanup
Residents questioned the EPA representatives about ongoing health hazards, groundwater contamination, and testing consistency across East Chicago's Superfund site.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2018
Environmentalists, Great Lakes Shipping Industry Content With Ballast Water Bill
Ballast water is sometimes blamed for introducing invasive species into new waterways - like the zebra mussel, which has cost the Great Lakes region billions of dollars.
Read MoreNovember 14, 2018
November Meetings, Public Comments On East Chicago Cleanup
Residents living in the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago will have opportunities to talk with the Environmental Protection Agency and learn more about its cleanup plans this month.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2018
EPA Allows Dicamba For Another Two Years
The Environmental Protection Agency recently re-approved its use for dicamba resistant soybean and cotton crops. Last year, a coalition of farmers and environmentalists filed a lawsuit against the EPA for approving the weedkiller.
Read MoreNovember 1, 2018
Conservation Groups Petition EPA Over Biofuels Law
At issue is a part of the Energy Independence and Security Act, which only allows land cultivated before 2007 to grow corn and soybeans for biofuels.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2018
Indiana Organization Joins Lawsuit Over Coal Ash Rollbacks
The Hoosier Environmental Council and five other groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over recent rollbacks to coal ash regulations.
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2018
Former EPA Officials In Indiana Say Plans To Downgrade Science Office Wrong Move
The EPA wants to merge the Office of the Science Advisor with the Office of Science Policy, which would give it less authority.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2018
Residents At USS Lead Superfund Get Advisor To Explain EPA Documents
The technical advisor could discuss important developments coming up like the EPA's proposed cleanup plan for the West Calumet Housing Complex.
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2018
East Chicago Stops Doing Dangerous Partial Lead Pipe Replacements
The EPA says partial replacement doesn't reduce lead contamination and can sometimes make it worse.
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