Articles tagged as: Superfund
October 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.
Read MoreJune 13, 2019
EPA Internal Watchdog Wants To Hear From East Chicago Residents
The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog wants to hear from East Chicago residents about how well the agency communicates information on the USS Lead Superfund site.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2018
Residents Express Frustrations As EPA Updates On Cleanup
Residents questioned the EPA representatives about ongoing health hazards, groundwater contamination, and testing consistency across East Chicago's Superfund site.
Read MoreNovember 14, 2018
November Meetings, Public Comments On East Chicago Cleanup
Residents living in the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago will have opportunities to talk with the Environmental Protection Agency and learn more about its cleanup plans this month.
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2018
East Chicago Stops Doing Dangerous Partial Lead Pipe Replacements
The EPA says partial replacement doesn't reduce lead contamination and can sometimes make it worse.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2018
EPA Adds Anderson Site To Priority List
A priority designation makes more long-term federal funding for cleanup available. Indiana has 39 active sites on the Superfund NPL list.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2018
Trump Superfund Nominee Recuses Self From DowDuPont's Hazardous Waste Sites
EPA Deputy Assistant Administrators Barry Breen and Steven Cook would handle cases where Peter Wright might have a conflict of interest.
Read MoreMay 22, 2018
Water Safe To Drink Despite Superfund, Says Town Of Spencer
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.
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