lead contamination

A new database launched last week aims to empower Indianapolis residents to learn of any recorded lead hazards at a home's property in the past 10 years.

Lead contamination continues to be an issue in Indianapolis, though many people might not be aware of the risk it poses or how close it is to their own lives.

IUPUI’s Center for Urban Health will distribute dozens of free lead screening kits at the Indiana Black Expo health fair this week to help overcome barriers many families with children face to get their houses tested.

A group of federal officials participated in a public forum Thursday night to discuss unsafe levels of lead permeating communities across Indiana, and assistance available to address the problem.

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.

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.

The Greater Indianapolis NAACP announced Thursday it will partner with the mayor and the county health department to offer free lead screenings to schools.

Members of the East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group have asked the EPA for months to retest the property before cleaning it up.

Seven years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered its threshold for when it says public health agencies should address elevated blood lead levels in children.

EPA soil remediation began in 2016. Its cleaned up nearly 600 residential properties. There are 170 additional properties slated for cleanup.