A northwestern Indiana community group is asking federal regulators for a second public hearing on the proposed cleanup of the site of a public housing complex that was evacuated and demolished because of industrial contamination.
The East Chicago Calumet Coalition Community Advisory Group says many residents didn't have a chance to speak at a Nov. 29 hearing due to a time limit and the cleanup plan's complicated nature.
The Northwest Indiana Times reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering the group's request for a second hearing on the plan.
The EPA is proposing a $26.5 million project to remove lead- and arsenic-tainted soil from the site of the West Calumet Housing Complex, which was evacuated in 2016 after high lead levels were found in some children's blood samples.
