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  1. Answers are needed about 'Easterly's pile'Read the original story

    Sunday | Post Tribune

    Somebody, or some entity, must respond to questions about "Easterly's pile" at the ArcelorMittal plant in Burns Harbor.

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    Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law, Opinion

  2. Some call for IDEM chief's ousterRead the original story

    Sunday | Post Tribune

    Northwest Indiana residents are frustrated with the lack of answers from the state's top environmental official about his involvement with a pile of waste dumped at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor property.

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    Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN, Valparaiso, IN

  3. Blast furnace filter cake waste in ArcelorMittal planRead the original story

    Sunday | Post Tribune

    ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor will soon begin to recycle one of the waste types it applied to dispose of in a new landfill, a company official said.

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    Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

  4. IDEM grilled over Mittal Burns Harbor plant wasteRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Chesterton Tribune

    The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was put on the hot seat several times Wednesday by critics who questioned how the agency has managed wastes that have accumulated at the Arcelor Mittal steel plant in Burns Harbor for decades.

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    Related Topix: Portage, IN, Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food, Dune Acres, IN, Valparaiso, IN

  5. ArcelorMittal landfill hearing draws heat

    Thursday Dec 3 | Post Tribune

    Tempers were heated at times and voices were raised when Northwest Indiana residents got the opportunity to ask state officials about waste management practices at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, lack of state enforcement and transparency Wednesday night.

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    Related Topix: Chesterton, IN, Ogden Dunes, IN, Valparaiso, IN, Environmental Law, Law

  6. Easterly: No comment on ArcelorMittal waste

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Post Tribune

    Indiana Department of Environmental Management Commissioner Tom Easterly has read the Post-Tribune's coverage of a 33-acre waste pile at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor that company officials and IDEM staff have named after him.

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    Related Topix: Portage, IN, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

  7. Mittal landfill public hearing Wednesday

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Chesterton Tribune

    The Indiana Department of Environmental Management will hold an informational meeting and a public hearing Wednesday on Arcelor Mittal's proposal to open a new solid waste landfill at its Burns Harbor plant.

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    Related Topix: Portage, IN, Indianapolis, IN

  8. Plans for NW Indiana rail center stalled in recessionRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

    ... highway access for freight centers. They ranged from an existing rail yard in Hammond to the Port Of Indiana at Burns Harbor and a rural area near the LaPorte County town of Union Mills, where a developer bought options on 3,000 acres where three ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Indiana, Munster, IN, Porter, IN, Hammond, IN, Laporte County, IN

  9. Mittal waste draws attention

    Sunday Nov 29 | Post Tribune

    Waste piles dumped at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor are raising eyebrows at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

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    Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN, US National Parks, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

  10. Porter gets partial funding for Porter Beach projectsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Chesterton Tribune

    ... Karen Tallian, a member of the Lake Michigan Marina Development Commission whose seat represents Ogden Dunes, Burns Harbor, Dune Acres, Porter and Beverly Shores. According to its director of engineering and development, Matt Keiser, Porter applied ...

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    Related Topix: Porter, IN, Dune Acres, IN, Ogden Dunes, IN, Beverly Shores, IN, Indianapolis, IN

  11. Duneland Schools wants two building permit fees waivedRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Chesterton Tribune

    ... Cop. Participating kids will go on a shopping spree at the Kmart with officers from the Chesterton, Porter, and Burns Harbor police departments, who will help them pick out some warm winter clothing and toys for Christmas. There's still plenty of ...

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    Related Topix: Chesterton, IN

  12. USCG Cutter Mackinaw becomes "Christmas Tree Ship"Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | WGTU

    ... we'll spend 2 or 3 days heading down to Chicago picking up as many buoys as possible, we'll drop them off in Burns Harbor, show up in Chicago for the ceremonies and when we leave we'll be picking up anything we miss on the way down," Gebhart said. ...

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    Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US Coast Guard, US News

  13. NWI needs answers about 'Easterly's pile'Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Post Tribune

    No one has answers for "Easterly's pile." At the Wednesday public meeting that ArcelorMittal was bound by law to hold, the company had no answers for questions about its pile of waste in Burns Harbor and whether it would be going into its proposed landfill.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Peter Visclosky, Portage, IN, Environmental Law, Law, Opinion

  14. Chili supper Friday at Methodist Church to help Shop with a Cop

    Thursday Nov 19 | Chesterton Tribune

    ... FOP member who attends the chili supper and eats as the Mission Team's guest-every Chesterton, Porter, and Burns Harbor officer or dispatcher-an additional donation will be made to Shop with a Cop by a member of the Mission Team who wishes to remain ...

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    Related Topix: Chesterton, IN, Porter, IN

  15. Environment - IDEM and its chief in the newsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Indiana Law Blog

    ... residents an immediate and complete explanation about a pile of toxic steelmaking waste at ArcelorMittal in Burns Harbor, why it's difficult to find documents related to the waste and why IDEM is failing to compel the company to comply with state ...

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    Related Topix: Indiana

  16. More questions than answers at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor landfill meetingRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Chesterton Tribune

    Arcelor Mittal representatives described their proposed new landfill at the Burns Harbor plant Wednesday as one that would provide more environmental protection in terms of the liner, leachate collection system, and eventual covering than what's now required by state law.

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  17. Few queries answered in ArcelorMittal meetRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Post Tribune

    ... asks a question Wednesday during the public meeting about a proposed ArcelorMittal landfill application at Burns Harbor Town Hall. (Scott M. Bort/Post-Tribune) arcelormittal hotline for questions ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor maintains a hotline for ...

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    Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN, Portage, IN, Valparaiso, IN

  18. IDEM chief's toxic pileRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Journal Gazette

    This aerial photo shows the waste pile known as 'Easterly's pile' at the ArcelorMittal mill in Burns Harbor.

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    Related Topix: US National Parks, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

  19. Town of Porter wins $1.8 million from RDA for Gateway projectRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Chesterton Tribune

    ... Morris said he regretted Porter County officials were not among the approximately 50 people who did attend. Burns Harbor Redevelopment Commission president Cliff Fleming spoke in support of Porter's RDA application and said good things are happening ...

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    Related Topix: Porter, IN, Indiana, Indiana Government, Chesterton, IN, Porter County, IN

  20. Public meeting today on steel mill's landfillRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Post Tribune

    Residents can ask questions today and maybe get some answers about what's going into the landfill ArcelorMittal intends to build in Burns Harbor.

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    Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN

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