November 04, 2024

Northwest Indiana Factsheet

ELPC and partners are working to ensure industrial facilities play by the rules and implement the latest modern emissions control technologies to reduce pollution and protect public health.

Northwest Indiana is a unique and extraordinary place, home to diverse communities, Lake Michigan shoreline, National and State Parks, and globally rare dune and swale ecology. This beauty is interspersed with massive polluting industrial facilities, including three steel mills, an oil refinery, and chemical plants.

In late 2022, ELPC launched the Northwest Indiana Air, Parks, and Water Protector Project. We are working to ensure industrial facilities play by the rules and implement the latest modern emissions control technologies to reduce pollution and protect public health. ELPC, in partnership with long-time environmental advocates and community groups, have taken several significant steps toward improving the environmental quality of this region. Check out the factsheet for a short overview of this work.