Articles tagged as: lead
February 11, 2021
Bill Author, Purdue Expert Urge Hearing For Bill On Lead Testing In Preschools, Day Cares
Kids with lead poisoning can have trouble learning, behavioral issues, and poor kidney function. Its especially harmful to children under the age of 6.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2020
Indiana Gets Federal Money To Reduce Lead In Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will put more than $55 million toward the state's revolving loan fund, which provides loans to communities for things like replacing water and sewer lines.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2020
Did May Flooding Recontaminate Homes In East Chicago?
Residents in the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago are worried that flooding in May could have recontaminated their homes with arsenic and lead.
Read MoreMay 28, 2020
Zoning Change Means Less Cleanup On East Chicago Superfund Area
On Monday, the East Chicago city council voted 8-1 to allow the site of the former West Calumet Public Housing Complex to go from residential zoning to industrial.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2020
New Law Mandates Indiana Schools Test For Lead Contamination
Drinking water fountains and taps at public and private schools in Indiana will be required to be tested for lead contamination by 2023 under a new state law.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2020
Purdue Professor: Lead In Schools Bill Won't Protect Kids
The bill would require all schools that havent tested for lead at least once since 2016 to do so within the next two years.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2020
Bill Requiring Lead Testing In Schools Headed To Governor's Desk
The measure would require all schools that havent tested for lead at least once since 2016 to do so within the next two years.
Read MoreMarch 2, 2020
Bill Helping Replace Lead Pipes Awaits Governor's Signature
In 2017, the state passed a law to let larger, investor-owned utilities replace those pipes and recover the costs. This bill would let smaller, municipally-owned utilities do the same.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2020
Schools Would Have To Test For Lead In Drinking Water Under House Measure
The measure was originally aimed at Lake County schools, but it was recently amended to include all Indiana schools.
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2020
Bill Would Help Smaller Utilities Address Lead In Drinking Water
A bill that will help smaller utilities address lead in drinking water passed out of a state Senate committee on Thursday. It would allow those utilities to replace lead pipes owned by their customers.
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