Waters off the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk closed, again
Another oil spill at a U.S. Steel plant in northwest Indiana sent an oily sheen onto a Lake Michigan tributary, prompting several lake closures. The...
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Indiana cites US Steel for foamy discharge in November
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has cited U.S. Steel for causing a foamy discharge into a northwestern Indiana waterway that...
Report: U.S. Steel didn’t test water after spill at Portage plant
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Documents show that U.S. Steel failed to test a Lake Michigan tributary after an October spill of a potentially carcinogenic chemical...
Lake Michigan tests coming up clear after chemical spill in April
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Chemical tests at Lake Michigan are coming up clear following a spill of a potentially carcinogenic chemical earlier this year. The...
Indiana leads nation in steel production as overall production rises
GARY, Ind. (AP) — Steel production in Indiana rose by 5 percent last year as the state continued to lead the nation in steel making....
Beaches reopened at Indiana Dunes Lakeshore following spill
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The National Park Service has reopened three beaches at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore after tests showed no significant traces of a...
No significant chemical discharge from US Steel spill
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says water sampling in Lake Michigan and a tributary shows no significant discharge of a potentially carcinogenic...
US Steel spill closes 2 Indiana beaches on Lake Michigan
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on a wastewater spill at a U.S. Steel plant along Lake Michigan in northern Indiana (all times local): 4:30...