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Pines residents, activists worry coal ash cleanup standard for soil based on flawed data

Rebecca Thiele

Coal ash was used as construction fill in hundreds of properties in the Town of Pines in Northwest Indiana.
EPA to clean up last of soil at USS Lead in East Chicago. Will residents nearby be safe?

Rebecca Thiele

The company hopes to build a warehouse. Residents worry the company could spread contaminated soil around the neighborhood.