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Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) in East Chicago, Indiana
Links to selected newspaper articles, letters to the editor, etc.:
Last updated: February 24, 2003.
-- Newspaper Articles
- "Indiana Harbor study irks residents, officials." Northwest Indiana Times article of August 3, 2002 by Meggen Lindsay, reporting of
racist study made by consultants to Army Corps of Engineers.
- "Dredging up stereotypes." Northwest Indiana Times editorial on August 6, 2002, concerning racist report prepared by consultant for
Army Corps of Engineers.
- "Army Corps apologizes for study." Northwest Indiana Times article of August 15, 2002 by Meggen Lindsay, where the Corps of Engineers
director publicly apologizes for racist report.
- "Dredging up distrust." Northwest Indiana Times article of August 11, 2002 by Meggen Lindsay. Rather extensive discussion
of both the pros (as per East Chicago Waterway Management District Executive Director Christine Brooks) and cons (as per Dr. Betty Balanoff of the Coalition for a Clean Environment) of the proposal to build the CDF within 800 yards of two
schools.
- "Environmental justice in region?" Northwest Indiana Times article of November 10, 2002 by Meggen Lindsay. Reports on National
Conference of Puerto Rican Women, held in region as a way to focus on extensive siting of toxic waste dumps in Northwest Indiana, and how that effects communities of color.
- "Residents clash with Corps again." Northwest Indiana Times of December
5, 2002 by Meggen Lindsay. Residents upset because of Army Corps' efforts to individualize interactions with officials rather than have a collective meeting. See related January 3, 2003 "Letter to the
Editor" below.
- "Study: Dredged sediment dangerous." Post-Tribune of February 11, 2003 by Michael Puente. Reports a
study of possible air emissions from the CDF site, and argues that the Army Corps' plan does not include needed air emissions controls.
- "Dredging Plan Stirs Up Debate." Chicago Tribune of February 24, 2003 by Julie Deardorff. Overview to
entire issue of the dredging of the Harbor and Canal--reports that the site is only one-half mile from the two schools. Some good graphics with the story, although the presentation is quite neutral. (This link is somewhat
unreliable--if you want to see a copy of this article, let us know and we can fax or e-mail it to you.)
-- Letters to the Editor
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