Articles tagged as: Franklin
March 28, 2024
Cleanup to begin on Franklin groundwater, one year after plan was finalized
Many residents believe toxic vapors that seeped into homes and businesses from the water are responsible for rare childhood cancers and other health problems in the area.
Read MoreJune 12, 2023
EPA aims to ban a cancer-causing chemical found in Franklin, Martinsville and other sites
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to phase out the use of PCE a chemical used in dry cleaning, products like brake cleaners and brake pad glue, and some industrial processes.
Read MoreDecember 28, 2022
Franklin advocates have mixed feelings about new cancer cluster guidelines
The new guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognize that not every person who gets exposed to one cancer-causing chemical or multiple will get the same type of cancer.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2022
Founder of Franklin group to speak at protest over how EPA prevents, investigates cancer clusters
Kari Rhinehart, co-founder of the Franklin group If It Was Your Child, will speak at the event at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters.
Read MoreJune 9, 2022
EPA proposes long-awaited cleanup plan for Franklin's groundwater
The EPA wants to inject the groundwater in and around the site with material that will make the harmful chemicals in the water less toxic.
Read MoreMay 26, 2022
EPA to take public comments on cleanup plan for Franklin
Among other things, the EPA wants to treat groundwater south of the Amphenol site using a barrier to break down harmful chemicals as they flow through.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Amazon plans to open new central Indiana warehouse this year
The Seattle-based company said Wednesday in a news release that the new sorting and shipping warehouse will bring operations close to area customers and create “hundreds” of jobs in Franklin.
Read MoreJune 1, 2021
Report To EPA: Don't Make The Same Mistake In Franklin, Thoroughly Investigate Pollution
A new report urges the Environmental Protection Agency to fully investigate the pollution in Franklin before coming up with a final cleanup plan and avoid mistakes it made decades ago.
Read MoreMay 20, 2021
New Safe Haven Baby Boxes Open In Martinsville And Franklin
The nonprofit Safe Haven Baby Boxes opened its 59th and 60th baby boxes statewide Wednesday in Martinsville and Franklin.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2020
Chemical Treatment Could Clean Up Franklin's Groundwater
The Environmental Protection Agency finished testing a treatment technology on groundwater pollution in Franklin this week -- and it looks like it worked.
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