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BP Slapdown: EPA Really is Back on the Job!

Henry Henderson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

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Henry Henderson

The EPA is back: it just weighed in on the controversial BP refinery expansion on Lake Michigan and issued an objection to the lax pollution permit that Indiana had lavished on the project.

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Gary Petitions State For Bailout

Chicago Public Radio | Michael Puente | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rudy Clay, Gary Budget, East Chicago, Gary Indiana, Northwest Indiana, Gary Indiana Bailout, City Government Bailout, Economic Crisis, Gary Indiana State Bailout, Recession, Mayor Rudy Clay, Chicago News

Indiana is putting a cap on the amount of property taxes local governments can collect. That has some cities in Northwest Indiana filing for state ass...

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Northwest Indiana One Of Nation's Least Healthy Places For Women

STNG/WBBM | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago

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Northwest Indiana improved its health profile, even if it was by only one spot. In 2007, Self magazine named the Gary metropolitan area the unhealthi...

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