Articles tagged as: Lake Michigan
June 28, 2022
Report says the steel wall holding back coal ash fill in Michigan City could fail, NIPSCO disagrees
A new report said steel walls near the Michigan City coal plant aren't keeping coal ash waste from getting into Lake Michigan and Trail Creek -- and it will likely get worse over time.
Read MoreJune 16, 2022
Report: More flooding, erosion on Lake Michigan could spread pollution
Extreme water levels and stronger storms are not only threatening homes and beaches along Lake Michigan they could also send toxic waste into communities and the lake.
Read MoreMay 26, 2022
Court declines to disturb Lake Michigan beach access ruling
A federal appeals court has declined to disturb an Indiana Supreme Court ruling, later codified into Indiana law, which declared that Lake Michigan's shoreline is — and always has been — owned by the state for the public's use.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2022
Hoosiers can now text 911 in 108 different languages
Hoosiers in all 92 counties can now use the text to 911 service in languages other than English.
Read MoreDecember 11, 2021
Indiana may soon get its 2nd underwater shipwreck preserve
More than a century ago, townspeople wearied of looking at the fire-torched hull of the SS Muskegon, which had been abandoned in the Michigan City marina. So they dragged it out into Lake Michigan and sank it.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2021
Federal court considering dispute over Lake Michigan access
A federal appeals court appeared unlikely to disturb a 2018 Indiana Supreme Court ruling that held that the shoreline of Lake Michigan is, and always has been, owned by the state for the public's use.
Read MoreOctober 15, 2021
IDEM: U.S. Steel violated its permit when it released excess iron
A report by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management this week says U.S. Steel violated its permit when it released excess iron into a Lake Michigan waterway last month, causing it to turn a rusty color.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2021
EPA: Water Samples From Plant Discharge Show No Health Risks
U.S. Steel Midwest idled the plant in Portage, about 30 miles east of Chicago, as a precaution after it said a wastewater treatment facility experienced “an upset condition” that sent the rusty colored plume containing elevated levels of lead into the Burns Waterway on Sunday.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2021
U.S. Steel Leaks Rusty Substance Just Weeks After Agreeing To Pay For 2017 Spill
State and federal environmental agencies are working with U.S. Steel to investigate the cause of the leak and find out if it's harmful.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2021
Court Sets Deadline For Decision On Lake Sturgeon Endangered Species Listing
Multiple environmental groups in the state filed a lawsuit last year urging the Fish and Wildlife Service to decide whether to list the fish under the Endangered Species Act.
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