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State News
Toxicity of pile remains undetermined at Burns Harbor, IN site
Post-Tribune (3/14)
ArcelorMittal has still not disclosed the toxics in all of the waste to be landfilled in Burns Harbor. The waste has been dumped in piles up to three stories tall on open ground a couple hundred feet from Lake Michigan and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for more than a decade.
Unsafe river in Indiana faces long recuperation
R&D Magazine (3/13)
The Grand Calumet River has the most problems of any river in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cleanup has progressed slowly since the river was designated as one of the nation's worst in 1987.
State Beach Resources
Indiana Beach Monitoring and Closure/Advisory Practices
Natural Resources Defense Council
Indiana beach map and information on beach monitoring and closings.
Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
The purpose of the Lake Michigan Coastal Program (LMCP) is to support coordination and partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies and local organizations for the protection and sustainable use of natural and cultural resources in the Lake Michigan region.
Indiana's Lake Michigan Beaches
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program
Obtain current Lake Michigan water quality conditions at Lake, Porter and Laporte County beaches throughout the swimming season.
West Beach Succession Trail
Save the Dunes Council
The West Beach Trails begin on the beach and end in an oak forest.
State Beaches
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
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