Articles tagged as: lead contamination
July 14, 2021
IUPUI To Give Out Free, Anonymous Lead Testing Kits at Indiana Black Expo
IUPUI’s Center for Urban Health will distribute dozens of free lead screening kits at the Indiana Black Expo health fair this week to help overcome barriers many families with children face to get their houses tested.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2021
Forum Addresses Lead In Indiana Communities
A group of federal officials participated in a public forum Thursday night to discuss unsafe levels of lead permeating communities across Indiana, and assistance available to address the problem.
Read MoreMarch 26, 2020
Industrial Company Deciding Factor In USS Lead Cleanup In East Chicago
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan for the area where the West Calumet Public Housing Complex once stood in the USS Lead Superfund site.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2020
Industrial Company Could Move To Site Of Former East Chicago Housing Complex
Former residents of the West Calumet Public Housing Complex are upset with East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland's plans to let an industrial company move to where the housing complex once stood.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2019
Marion County Health Department Will Offer Free Lead Screenings Through Indianapolis Schools
The Greater Indianapolis NAACP announced Thursday it will partner with the mayor and the county health department to offer free lead screenings to schools.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2019
EPA Removes Lead, Arsenic Contaminated Soil At Former School Property
Members of the East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group have asked the EPA for months to retest the property before cleaning it up.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2019
Indiana Hasn't Updated Child Blood Lead Standard To Match CDC
Seven years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered its threshold for when it says public health agencies should address elevated blood lead levels in children.
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 MoreDecember 17, 2018
Dead Swans With High Lead Levels Found In Hammond
A northwest Indiana birdwatcher found 18 dead swans in George Lake in Hammond, and six of their bodies had high levels of lead.
Read MoreAugust 28, 2018
East Chicago Advocates: Lead Dust Standards Unequal Across Superfunds
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to tighten restrictions on lead dust in homes. But it wouldn't affect those by Superfund sites like USS Lead in East Chicago.
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