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Jan
18
Chicago Pollutes NWI Air
Filed Under air quality, Chicago, environment, IDEM, Lake County, Northwest Indiana, Porter County | Comments Off
An IDEM official says that Chicago is polluting Northwest Indiana air.
Writes the Post-Tribune’s Gitte Laasby:
When Lake and Porter counties have ozone problems on hot days, don’t blame the region’s heavy lakeshore industries. Indiana’s top environmental official suggests you look toward Chicago instead.
“The No. 1 contributor (to ozone problems in Lake and Porter counties) is Chicago,” Indiana Department of Environmental Management Commissioner Tom Easterly said in a recent Portage appearance.
Not so fast, an Illinois public heath expert counters. …
It makes sense that the wind blowing from the west would carry away pollution created in Illinois into Northwest Indiana. But, I still wouldn’t give Indiana’s heavy industries free reign to pump out more pollution just because Chicago is contributing to our air quality problems.
Dec
24
Is South Shore Expansion Worth Expense?
Filed Under Bob Harper, Porter County, South Shore Line | Comments Off
A Porter County Commissioner asks if expanding the South Shore into Porter County is worth the cost that taxpayers will have to pay.
Writes Teresa Auch of the Post-Tribune:
The estimated cost for expansions to the South Shore commuter rail is $500 million.
Porter County averages 750 to 800 riders a day.
Those numbers don’t add up for Porter County Commissioner Bob Harper, who said the expansion is not worth the money to taxpayers.
“Maybe another 740 (riders) will use it, but it’s a half a billion dollars,” Harper said.
