Articles tagged as: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
March 20, 2018
Community Leaders Express Concerns On Hoosier Health, Environment Funding
Community leaders called on Indiana's Congressional representatives to oppose the cuts ahead of the approval deadline.
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2018
NW Indiana Residents Question DuPont Site Cleanup Plan
About 50 people attended Wednesday's public hearing on the plan to cleanup land in and around an East Chicago industrial site.
Read MoreDecember 19, 2017
EPA Orders 6 Companies To Clean Up East Chicago Soil, Dust
The EPA said Monday it issued two unilateral administrative orders for residential areas slated for cleanups in East Chicago's USS Lead Superfund site.
Read MoreOctober 9, 2017
EPA Moves To Repeal Clean Power Plan
Industry groups cheered the move, while environmental groups continue to decry the Trump Administration's rollback of Obama-era climate regulations.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2017
Groups Say EPA Cuts Will Damage Hoosier Health, Environment
A Congressional subcommittee last month passed an 8 percent across the board cut to the EPA's 2018 budget. That's far less drastic than the 31 percent cut proposed by President Trump.
Read MoreJune 5, 2017
Cleanup Of Polluted Closed Noblesville Auto Parts Plant Could Clear Way For Redevelopment
The site has gone unused since Bridgestone Firestone closed its 300-worker air-spring manufacturing plant in 2009 and moved production to Mexico.
Read MoreJune 1, 2017
Indiana Cities Awarded $2.3M For Brownfield Cleanups, Reuse
The grants announced Wednesday include $300,000 each for Indianapolis, Bloomington and Connersville.
Read MoreMay 31, 2017
Indiana To Begin Testing For Lead In Public School Water
Over 700 Indiana public schools will have their drinking water tested for lead contamination this summer.
Read MoreMay 12, 2017
In Evansville, Superfund Site Redevelopment Took Time, Teamwork
For cities grappling with lead contamination, revitalizing once-toxic neighborhoods can be tough -- but officials in Evansville used cleanup to their advantage.
Read MoreApril 19, 2017
EPA Administrator Visits East Chicago, NAACP Demands More Help
The NAACP and East Chicago residents are calling on the EPA for more resources as Administrator Scott Pruitt visits the lead-contaminated neighborhood.
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