East Chicago starts replacing lead pipes that deliver water
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) _ A northwest Indiana city has started replacing lead pipes in the area, a move the Environmental Protection Agency says is...
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Indiana Gov. Holcomb signs into law East Chicago proposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bill pushing state agencies to continue to address the dangerously high lead levels in East...
Emergency disaster declared in East Chicago by Gov. Eric Holcomb
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — A state disaster emergency is being declared over East Chicago’s lead contamination nearly two months after then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence...
Federal agencies agree to better address lead contamination
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) _ A new joint agreement between federal agencies aims to deal with lead contamination of subsidized housing in the wake of...
Lead crisis in housing project was actually no surprise
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP): A mayor’s abrupt order to evacuate a 40-year-old public-housing complex because of severe lead contamination led many to wonder: How could...
EPA finds lead inside homes at contaminated Indiana site
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is detecting high levels of lead in samples of dust and dirt tracked inside homes...
Lead warning at Indiana housing complex roils residents
INDIANA (AP): More than 1,000 residents of a northwest Indiana public housing complex have been left in a state of panic and uncertainty since authorities...
Ohio EPA: Most of recent water samples below lead standard
SEBRING, Ohio (AP): The state Environmental Protection Agency says all but four of the most recent tap water samples from a northeast Ohio village are...
Ohio community dealing with lead contamination in drinking water
SEBRING, OH. (WOWO): Lead contamination in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan has dominated the news, but now a small community in Ohio is dealing...