Articles tagged as: Northwest Indiana
August 1, 2025
Northwest Indiana advocates sue EPA for delaying steel pollution standards
The standards set by the Biden administration aim to address a kind of pollution that isn't being controlled right now — leaks of toxic heavy metals and fine particles that don't come from a single point like a smoke stack. This pollution puts people living nearby at a greater risk for lung and heart problems as well as certain cancers.
Read MoreApril 2, 2025
Steel pollution rule would have better protected NW Indiana residents. Now it's been put on hold
The new standards were supposed to reduce a kind of pollution at steel mills that isn't being controlled right now — leaks of toxic heavy metals and fine particles that don't come from a single point, like a smoke stack.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2024
Short-lived tornado hit NW Indiana during this week's Midwest tornado outbreak, weather service says
This week's tornado outbreak across parts of the Midwest produced a short-lived tornado that swept through northwest Indiana before moving onto Lake Michigan as a waterspout, the National Weather Service said.
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