The company Two Chicks And A Hammer agreed to pay $40,000 in a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency.

In the 1930s and 40s, the Beck's Lake area on South Bend's west side was used as an industrial dumping ground.

A bill that could reduce the number of dams that fall under the states jurisdiction passed the House on Tuesday. And the Senate passed a bill to offer lead testing for all Indiana children under 6 through their doctor.

Getting your child screened for lead could be as easy as taking them to the doctor if a state House bill becomes law.

The program aims to break down barriers for Black, Brown and other communities of color, and lower-income communities who are more likely to be exposed to lead at home.

Kids with lead poisoning can have trouble learning, behavioral issues, and poor kidney function. Its especially harmful to children under the age of 6.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will put more than $55 million toward the state's revolving loan fund, which provides loans to communities for things like replacing water and sewer lines.

Residents in the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago are worried that flooding in May could have recontaminated their homes with arsenic and lead.

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.

Drinking water fountains and taps at public and private schools in Indiana will be required to be tested for lead contamination by 2023 under a new state law.