Tag: Indiana
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Escaping one of the nation’s worst environmental disaster zones
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — In May, Demetra Turner holds a letter telling her to vacate her home in the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago, Ind. With her is her son, Jeremiah Kinley. (Joshua Lott/for The Washington Post) The smell of burning bacon stirred Demetra Turner from her makeshift bed on the floor, a…
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Charbonneau: The future of water policy in Indiana
Since the drought in 2012, Indiana has been working to clarify water policy in a way that ensures clean, safe drinking water for all Hoosiers while protecting our manufacturing and agricultural economy. Over the last four years, Indiana has taken careful steps to guarantee that any change in policy on water supplies and infrastructure is…