Articles tagged as: Superfund
August 6, 2020
Report: Government Not Protecting Lower-Income Neighborhoods From Pollution
According to a new report from Earthjustice and the Shriver Center on Poverty Law, 70 percent of the most dangerous hazardous waste sites in the country are located within a mile of federally assisted housing.
Read MoreJune 12, 2020
State Gets $3M To Clean Up Polluted Land, Community Benefits Depend On Involvement
The federal government plans to give Indiana even more money to help clean up polluted sites like former dry cleaners and factories.
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 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 MoreNovember 19, 2019
Report: Climate Change Will Put Indiana Hazardous Waste Sites At Risk
A new report on Superfunds from the Government Accountability Office, says climate change is expected to mean more flooding in Indiana and that could put the states hazardous waste sites at risk.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2019
Workforce Houses In East Chicago To Be Built On EPA Superfund Site
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is giving workforce housing funding to build homes in a Superfund site in East Chicago.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2019
Residential Soil Cleanup In East Chicago Superfund Expected To Wrap Up Next Spring
The EPA cleaned up 178 residential properties and the former Carrie Gosch Elementary School during this years construction season. With that, there are 14 residential properties left to clean up, with a few to test before the end of the year.
Read MoreJune 27, 2019
East Chicago's Superfund Residents Say EPA Hasn't Done Enough To Protect Human Health
Residents at East Chicago, Indianas toxic Superfund site got an opportunity Wednesday to voice their concerns on the Environmental Protection Agency communication about health risks.
Read MoreJune 25, 2019
EPA's Internal Watchdog To Host Listening Session In East Chicago
The EPAs Office of Inspector General wants to know how residents and government agencies feel the EPA communicated health risks from Superfund sites.
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