EPA to host public hearing about Federated Metals superfund site
By Maya Wilkins
Published on March 20, 2026.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public hearing in Whiting, Indiana, to address concerns about the Federated Metals superfund site. The hearing will focus on a cleanup plan to remove lead from yards of about 160 homes near the former facility. The EPA plans to remove soil at properties where concentrations of lead were higher than 200 parts per million. The agency will accept public comments on the plan from March 16 to April 15. The former Federated metals facility was named a superfundsite in late 2023. Nearly 10,000 people live within a mile of the property in the Robertsdale neighborhood.
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