Scores of people came to East Chicago Central High School for an IDEM hearing on the BP Whiting Refinery s air permit after repeated problems that resulted in strong odors and
A damning federal report concluded several agencies missed “multiple opportunities” to shield children living at the former West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago from lead and arsenic poisoning.
HUD cited for lead poisoning in East Chicago children, internal report says
Residents of an Indiana housing complex had been living with lead contamination for more than four decades
A new report shows The
Department of Housing and Urban Development is at fault for the lead poisoning of residents in East Chicago, Indiana, after not enforcing set environmental regulations.
, HUD actions resulted in the lead poisoning of children in at least one public housing development. They also caused a potential threat to residents’ health and safety in thousands of other federally subsidized apartments near contaminated sites.
“HUD takes its oversight of environmental review seriously, especially when there is a potential risk to residents. The ‘one mile radius’ standard discussed in [the inspector general] report was an initial screening method and does not mean there is a current hazard to residents,” HUD spokeswoman
EAST CHICAGO â The U.S. EPA has begun its first cleanup evaluation of the USS Lead Superfund site, a review typically done every five years so long as contaminants remain on site.
The start of EPAâs five-year review of the East Chicago marks a significant milestone in the communityâs long fight for more protections for those living within the 322-acre site bounded by East Chicago Avenue on the north, East 151st Street on the south, the Indiana Harbor Canal on the west and Parrish Avenue on the east.
EPA officials said they are in the early stage of its review, in which they will contact community members and determine which documents and data to analyze. Site inspections are also part of the agency s review.