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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin overseeing the cleanup of the site of the former West Calumet Housing Complex sometime in July, officials said at a public meeting Wednesday at the old Carrie Gosch School.
"Families shouldn’t have to face the threat of lead contamination in their drinking water or in their homes," said U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind.
Established in 1889, the plant was taken over by Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd (BHAS) in 1915, and became the major source of employment for Greeks,