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Hola Bloomington – July 16, 2021

WFHB Hola Bloomington, Josefa Madrigal, presenta la caminata de Cosecha Indiana a la causa para que TODOS tengan las licencias de conducir. Cosecha Indiana ha caminado más de 300 millas dentro del estado de Indiana para que nuestra comunidad hispana/latinaox tengan licencias! Si se perdieron la caminata, aquí está un poco de documentación y resume de la meta que es …

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Daily Local News, January 31, 2019

A staff photographer at The Herald-Times is dismissed, as newspapers are sold to GateHouse Media; Indiana legislators support a ‘tax amnesty’ program; Supporters of redistricting reform push legislators to act; Sen. (R-Lawrenceberg) Chip Perfect withdraws bill eliminating child labor laws, after conflict of interest scandal; EPA re-schedules a public comment period for East Chicago Superfund site. FEATURE The Monroe County …

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E. Chicago Residents Take Issue With EPA Remediation Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency evicted around 1,000 people from the West Calumet Housing Complex, because of lead and arsenic contaminated soil. The Superfund site was formerly a US Smelting and Lead Refinery facility, and includes part of the former USS Lead facility. Areas nearby include commercial, municipal, and residential buildings. According to EPA records, the site was originally used as a …

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