Articles tagged as: lead
March 1, 2017
HUD Approves Deadline To Begin Involuntary Moves In East Chicago
Families who remain in lead-contaminated public housing on April 1 could be moved somewhere temporary while they keep looking for permanent housing.
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Indiana To Investigate Lead In Public Schools' Water
The Indiana Finance Authority will offer free drinking water tests at all of the state's public schools.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2017
EPA, East Chicago Mayor Clash Over Future Of Contaminated Complex
The West Calumet Housing Complex will be torn down soon. But how the soil is remediated will determine the future of the lead and arsenic-contaminated site.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2017
More Aid For East Chicago Clears Committee In Legislature
Lawmakers in the House environmental affairs committee unanimously approved the bill.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2017
Senate Committee Hears Bills To Aid East Chicago For Lead Crisis
Officials from East Chicago, IN testified in favor of two proposed bills to bring more aid to the city to combat its lead crisis.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2017
Pence Administration Denied East Chicago Emergency Declaration
The City of East Chicago informed residents last week that the Pence administration denied the request for an emergency declaration.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2017
Lawmakers Propose Aid For East Chicago Lead Crisis
Four state lawmakers from northwest Indiana want state aid for the lead contaminated Calumet neighborhood of East Chicago.
Read MoreDecember 12, 2016
Lead In East Chicago Drinking Water From Aging Infrastructure
City Utilities Director Greg Crowley says the elevated levels are likely related to EPA clean up activities in the Calumet neighborhood.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2016
EPA Finds High Lead Levels In Some East Chicago Homes' Tap Water
The city is already grappling with lead in the soil around homes inside its EPA Superfund, but the EPA says that isn't the source of the lead in the tap water.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2016
EPA To Begin Clean Up In Section Of East Chicago Neighborhood
The EPA will begin removing lead contaminated soil from 13 yards this fall.
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