A priority designation makes more long-term federal funding for cleanup available. Indiana has 39 active sites on the Superfund NPL list.

EPA Deputy Assistant Administrators Barry Breen and Steven Cook would handle cases where Peter Wright might have a conflict of interest.

The EPA put the Spencer site on its priority list last week, but the Indiana Department of Environmental Management says the chemical in the water is at safe levels.

The city released a statement Thursday that placed blame on the federal government.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management referred the Wheeler well field in Anderson to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for long-term cleanup funding.

The lawsuit alleges the companies caused property loss, and the residents seek financial damages due to emotional distress.

The Superfund site includes a now-empty public housing complex, which is the subject of a contentious demolition plan.

For cities grappling with lead contamination, revitalizing once-toxic neighborhoods can be tough -- but officials in Evansville used cleanup to their advantage.

Lead contamination is the most serious in young children. Because they’re still growing, lead is more easily absorbed into their bodies which can delay neurological functions and cause learning and behavioral problems.

Hundreds of families living in the West Calumet neighborhood have been told to find new homes by November.