Articles tagged as: water pollution
June 9, 2022
EPA proposes long-awaited cleanup plan for Franklin's groundwater
The EPA wants to inject the groundwater in and around the site with material that will make the harmful chemicals in the water less toxic.
Read MoreJune 3, 2022
EPA investigates pollution at old oil refinery in East Chicago next to USS Lead
The site of the old Cities Service Refinery now houses a CITGO oil storage facility and vacant property owned by Oxy USA. The EPA found groundwater in the center of the site had high levels of fuel chemicals like benzene, which can cause blood cancers.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2022
Report: Indiana has the most polluted rivers, streams of any state
Indiana has the most polluted rivers and streams of any state. That’s according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2022
Indianapolis plant known for odor issues could lose wastewater permit
Residents near a waste oil recycling company in Indianapolis have long complained of odor and other air pollution issues. Metalworking Lubricants Co. has had repeated water violations too.
Read MoreOctober 15, 2021
IDEM: U.S. Steel violated its permit when it released excess iron
A report by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management this week says U.S. Steel violated its permit when it released excess iron into a Lake Michigan waterway last month, causing it to turn a rusty color.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2021
Drinking Water Wells In Goshen Nominated For EPA Cleanup
Four public drinking water wells in Goshen are contaminated with 1,2-dichloroethane -- an industrial chemical used to make things like PVC pipes and remove grease. It's also a byproduct of chemicals used in dry cleaning.
Read MoreJuly 13, 2021
EPA Considers Controlling PFAS, 60+ Other Pollutants In Drinking Water
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is considering making rules for more than 60 different contaminants in drinking water that aren’t regulated right now.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2021
EPA Announces Cleanup Plan For Polluted Water, Soil In Martinsville
The agency suspects the water pollution at the Martinsville Superfund site mostly came from a local laundry and dry cleaning business in the 1980s.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2021
Bill Aims To Help Some Communities With Failing Septic Systems, But More Need Support
According to the Indiana Department of Health, every year more than 20,000 septic systems need to be repaired or replaced.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2020
Purdue, Indiana University Get Grants To Study PFAS In Rural Water
The chemicals are found in so many of our everyday products that they even end up in our wastewater.
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