Articles tagged as: lead
September 22, 2016
East Chicago School, Families Face Challenges After Lead Discovery
Soil samples at East Chicago's Carrie Gosch Elementary School tested at dangerous lead levels. So the decision was made to move the hundreds of students to a former middle school located across town.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2016
East Chicago Residents Want More Time, Help To Move From Lead-Tainted Homes
Hundreds of families living in the West Calumet neighborhood have been told to find new homes by November.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2016
East Chicago Residents File Lawsuit To Halt Relocation
Residents of the West Calumet Housing Complex are suing local officials as well as the private companies responsible for cleaning the neighborhood's lead polluted soil.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2016
Due To Lead Crisis, East Chicago School Receives $3 Million In Disaster Relief
The northwest Indiana district will use the $3 million loan to pay for renovations that took place before school started and remaining construction, remodeling and repair.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2016
National Group Wants To Address Lead Contamination In Schools
Currently, there is no set protocol for handling a lead contamination crisis in a school.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2016
17 Kids From Contaminated Housing Complex Have Abnormal Levels Of Lead In Blood
Residents of the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago are working with federal, state and local officials to find new homes because elevated levels of lead have been found in the ground around their home.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2016
EPA Finding Lead Inside Homes At Contaminated Indiana Site
Dust samples have been taken from around 70 homes at the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago. About 40 have come back above the level considered safe.
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