Articles tagged as: Environmental Protection Agency
August 1, 2018
Cummins, EPA Announce Voluntary Recall Of Medium-, Heavy-Duty Trucks
The company will recall about 500,000 medium- and heavy-duty trucks with model years between 2010 and 2015.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2018
Cummins Agrees To US Recall Of Half-Million Trucks
The latest recall affects 2010-2015 medium- and heavy-duty trucks with engines made by Cummins Inc.
Read MoreJuly 26, 2018
Rare Cancers In Franklin Spur Parents To Support TCE Ban, Head To Washington
TCE is used to degrease metal and to make other chemicals like refrigerants. It's just one of the chemicals found at the Amphenol industrial site in Franklin.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2018
EPA Rule Means CAFOs Don't Have To Report Animal Waste Emissions
On the surface, this doesn't change much. Since the rule was on hold, farmers weren't required to report their emissions.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2018
Razing Of Tainted NW Indiana Housing Complex Nearly Complete
The EPA said in a statement that it "continues to evaluate data and hopes to announce a cleanup plan for public comment in late summer or early fall."
Read MoreJuly 20, 2018
EPA Completes Plan For Cleanup At DuPont Site In East Chicago
The soil has high levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and zinc. EPA estimates the cleanup will cost more than $26 million.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2018
Environmentalists, Lawmakers Say No To EPA Rollback Of Clean Car Standards
The standards require new cars and light trucks build after 2025 to get about 50 miles to the gallon.
Read MoreMay 23, 2018
EPA To Update NW Indiana Residents On Lead, Arsenic Cleanup
The agency will update residents on residential soil sampling and cleanup work in areas of Hammond and Whiting near Federated Metals' abandoned smelter.
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.
Read MoreMay 16, 2018
Central Indiana Chemical Plume Added To Superfund Priority List
The EPA said Tuesday that adding the city of Spencer's Franklin Street Groundwater Contamination site to the federal agency's priority list signals its commitment to cleaning up that contamination.
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