HUD Fields Demolition Concerns From Frustrated East Chicago Locals
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is moving forward with a plan to demolish East Chicago’s lead-contaminated West...
East Chicago Residents Continue Legal Fight For Lead Clean Up
The federal government continues to oppose intervention by a group of East Chicago, Indiana, residents, who are asking a U.S. District...
Gov. Holcomb Signs Aid Bill For East Chicago Lead Crisis
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill Thursday providing aid for a lead contaminated neighborhood in East Chicago, Indiana. House Bill 1344...
In Evansville, Superfund Site Redevelopment Took Time, Teamwork
As places such as East Chicago, Indiana, grapple with lead contamination, they face a challenge for after cleanup: how to redevelop and...
East Chicago Residents 'Worried About Everything' Despite Progress
Keesha Daniels just moved from one lead contaminated neighborhood to another. Both her new house and her old West Calumet Housing Complex...
Governor Signs Bill Expanding Lead Testing In East Chicago
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation Thursday designating parts of East Chicago, Indiana, as “areas of special concern.” The bill...
EPA Administrator Visits East Chicago, NAACP Demands More Help
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt made his first visit to a Superfund site Wednesday, meeting in East Chicago...
EPA, East Chicago Remain In Gridlock Over West Calumet Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency and East Chicago’s mayor remain at a standstill over the future of a lead-contaminated public housing...
Relocation Drags On At Contaminated East Chicago Housing Complex
Dozens of families are still living in East Chicago’s lead-contaminated West Calumet Housing Complex, a week after the city had wanted...
EPA Answers Questions From East Chicago Residents On Remediation
Environmental Protection Agency representatives fielded questions over the weekend about clean-up of a lead-contaminated Superfund site...
