Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
April 22, 2019
East Chicago Mayor Seeks More Protective Cleanup Of Tainted Site
More than 1,000 people were forced from the West Calumet Housing Complex in 2016 after tests found high blood-lead levels in children.
Read MoreApril 18, 2019
EPA Guidance Could Reduce Oversight Of Coal Ash In Indiana Waterways
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.
Read MoreApril 7, 2019
EPA Residential Soil Clean Up At East Chicago Superfund May Wrap Up This Year
EPA soil remediation began in 2016. Its cleaned up nearly 600 residential properties. There are 170 additional properties slated for cleanup.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2019
Whiting Metals Denies Emitting High Levels Of Cadmium, Lead
The Environmental Protection Agency says the company emitted higher than normal levels of cadmium for eight days last year.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2019
UPDATE: EPA Reschedules Meeting, Public Comment On East Chicago Cleanup
Due to the government shutdown, the EPA canceled a public meeting on the cleanup three weeks ago.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2019
What Trevor's Law May - Or May Not - Do For Franklin
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.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2019
Why It's Hard For The State To Say Franklin Has A Cancer Cluster
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.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2019
EPA's Cleanup Plan For East Chicago Complex Raises Concerns
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.
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2019
Groups Seek New Investigation Into Indiana Contamination
Two groups are seeking a federal investigation about why toxic contamination persisted in an Indianapolis suburb decades after it was first discovered.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2018
East Chicago Residents Want More Chances For Public Input
East Chicago residents say a public meeting on the USS Lead Superfund cleanup last week left questions unanswered and several people didn't get a chance to speak.
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