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• Toxic Chemical Releases in 2021 Remained Below Pre-Pandemic Levels According to New Toxics Release Inventory Data

  Report shows that there has been long-term decline in releases from Region 5, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

  EPA News Release: Toxic Chemical Releases in 2021 Remained Below Pre-Pandemic Levels According to New Toxics Release Inventory Data

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting July 14 on TSCA Approval for U.S. Steel’s Gary Works

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting July 14 on TSCA Approval for U.S. Steel’s Gary Works

  • Release Date: July 7, 2022

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Vytex Corporation of Twinsburg, Ohio, Resolving Alleged Violations of EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Vytex Corporation of Twinsburg, Ohio, Resolving Alleged Violations of EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule

  • Release Date: June 27, 2022

• EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting June 1 to Share Results of Environmental Sampling at Former Cities Service Refinery in East Chicago

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting June 1 to Share Results of Environmental Sampling at Former Cities Service Refinery in East Chicago

  • Release Date: May 26, 2022

• EPA Awards $300,000 for Clean School Bus in Dearborn, Michigan

  American Rescue Plan Funds Help Buy Electric School Buses

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $300,000 for Clean School Bus in Dearborn, Michigan

  • Release Date: April 8, 2022

• EPA Seeks Comment on Proposed Plan to Clean Up the RACER Moraine Site

  Comment period runs December 9, 2021 to January 10, 2022

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Comment on Proposed Plan to Clean Up the RACER Moraine Site

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Begins Cleanup at Fifth Street Fire Site in Calumet, Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Cleanup at Fifth Street Fire Site in Calumet, Michigan

  • Release Date: October 5, 2021

• EPA Approves Expanded Cleanup Plan for the NIPSCO Bailly Generating Facility in Chesterton, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Expanded Cleanup Plan for the NIPSCO Bailly Generating Facility in Chesterton, Indiana

  • Release Date: July 29, 2021

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Aerosols Danville Regarding Hazardous Waste

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Aerosols Danville Regarding Hazardous Waste

  • Release Date: July 26, 2021

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. Regarding Hazardous Waste

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. Regarding Hazardous Waste

  • Release Date: June 28, 2021

• EPA Approves Cleanup Plan for GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Cleanup Plan for GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  • Release Date: June 28, 2021

• EPA to take comments on proposed cleanup plan for Olin Corp. facility in East Alton, Illinois

  60-day public comment period begins May 26

  EPA News Release: EPA to take comments on proposed cleanup plan for Olin Corp. facility in East Alton, Illinois

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• EPA begins public comment period on proposed cleanup and final remedy for the former AK Steel – Zanesville Works site, Zanesville, Ohio

  Comments accepted through April 23, 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA begins public comment period on proposed cleanup and final remedy for the former AK Steel – Zanesville Works site, Zanesville, Ohio

  • Release Date: March 25, 2021

• EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  Comment period runs February 1 to March 17

  EPA News Release: EPA seeks public comment on proposed cleanup plan for Former GM Delco Plant 5 in Kokomo, Indiana

  • Release Date: February 3, 2021

• EPA to hold public hearings on proposed hazardous waste permit for Heritage Thermal Services Inc. in East Liverpool, Ohio

  Virtual Public Hearings Scheduled for Jan. 12, Jan. 14; Public Comment Period Ends Jan. 20

  EPA News Release: EPA to hold public hearings on proposed hazardous waste permit for Heritage Thermal Services Inc. in East Liverpool, Ohio

  • Release Date: January 7, 2021