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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 116 results for Hazardous Substances.

ID	100350
Title of Article	Clinic closes temporarily due to unidentified vapor
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Clinic door with closed sign
Date	Feb 01, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Clinic, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Fire Department, Elkhart, Hazardous Substances

ID	62640
Title of Article	Agency discovers hazardous substances in groundwater after test
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 2, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Ground Water Contamination, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	40123
Title of Article	Taking care of tech junk
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	January 6, 2009
Page	Page A1
Subjects	Recycling, Hazardous Substances

ID	33234
Title of Article	Chemical tanker leak closes C.R. 17
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of crash site
Date	November 10, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Accidents, Hazardous Substances, County Road 17

ID	27330
Title of Article	Who pays for spill cleanup on the toll road?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of site
Date	June 3, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Toll Road, Hazardous Substances, ITR Concession Co., Fire Department, Bristol

ID	22790
Title of Article	Hazmat agreement on toll road terminated
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 29, 2006
Page	A5
Subjects	Indiana Toll Road, Fire Department, Elkhart, Hazardous Substances, Fire Departments

ID	10011
Title of Article	Firefighters hope to leave Haz-Mat site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 5, 1999
Page	A2
Subjects	Lim, Tsing-Ying Tsang, Fire Departments, Hazardous Substances

ID	100880
Title of Article	State brownfields to be cleaned
Notes	Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 20, 1998
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Hazardous Substances, Brownfields, Government, Indiana State

ID	17496
Title of Article	Haz-mat team ready to go
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photos
Date	May 22, 1997
Page	A1, A12
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	68031
Title of Article	Accra Pac asks city to change waste category
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 07, 1996
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), Hazardous Substances

ID	17495
Title of Article	Recycled oil returns to haunt station owner.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 13, 1995
Page	B1
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	100801
Title of Article	New herbicide blamed for some crop failures
Notes	Agriculture envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 11, 1994
Page	B11
Subjects	Agriculture, Farming, Hazardous Substances

ID	71637
Title of Article	Solvent continues to contaminate water
Notes	Trichloroethylene, TCE
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 23, 1993
Page	10
Subjects	Hazardous Substances, Chemical Spills, Pollution, Water, Elkhart

ID	100633
Title of Article	New pesticide, fertilizer rules
Notes	Agriculture envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 11, 1993
Subjects	Agriculture, Farming, Hazardous Substances

ID	100524
Title of Article	Pesticide training deadline Thursday
Notes	Agriculture envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 09, 1992
Subjects	Agriculture, Farming, Hazardous Substances

ID	100533
Title of Article	Unwanted chemicals to be collected
Notes	Agriculture envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 08, 1992
Subjects	Agriculture, Farming, Hazardous Substances

ID	71598
Title of Article	Conrail paying $1 million in PCB rail yard lawsuit
Notes	PCB, Polychlorinated biphenyls
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 14, 1992
Subjects	Conrail, Lawsuits, Hazardous Substances, Pollution

ID	100519
Title of Article	Chemical use in agriculture
Notes	Agriculture envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 12, 1992
Page	B3
Subjects	Agriculture, Farming, Hazardous Substances

ID	71956
Title of Article	Response cool to refrigerant rule
Notes	Air Conditioning envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bill Hosler working on AC; David Holmes
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 28, 1992
Page	H1, H2
Subjects	Cook Service Experts (formerly Cook Heating & AC), Hazardous Substances, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	71957
Title of Article	Clean Air Act has a range of provisions
Notes	Air Conditioning envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 28, 1992
Page	H1
Subjects	Legislature, Hazardous Substances, Pollution

ID	83891
Title of Article	Waste program heavily used again
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 30, 1992
Subjects	Borden Waste-Away, Hazardous Substances, Trash Collection

ID	90611
Title of Article	Derailment punctures car, some acid vapors get out
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 29, 1991
Subjects	Conrail, Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	69901
Title of Article	Farming and the environment
Notes	Agriculture - Local envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dean DeVoe; Agriculture for a Clean Environment A.C.E. logo
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 18, 1991
Page	H1
Subjects	Hazardous Substances, Farming, Elkhart County Farm Bureau Inc.

ID	100439
Title of Article	Tuesday meeting to cover hazardous farm chemicals
Notes	Agriculture - Local envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 18, 1991
Page	B3
Subjects	Agriculture, Farming, Hazardous Substances

ID	90612
Title of Article	HazMat Team called out to chemical tank leak
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 07, 1991
Subjects	Conrail, Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	17494
Title of Article	Waste program could be closed to county residents
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 9, 1991
Page	B2
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	90613
Title of Article	Boat plant worker felled by fumes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 22, 1991
Page	B4
Subjects	Wineland, Robert E., Chris-Craft, Hazardous Substances

ID	90614
Title of Article	Boat worker remains in serious conditions
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 22, 1991
Subjects	Wineland, Robert E., Chris-Craft, Hazardous Substances

ID	34616
Title of Article	Permit would allow Miles to store hazardous waste
Notes	Miles Laboratories envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 14, 1991
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Page	B2
Subjects	Miles Laboratories, Hazardous Substances

ID	70574
Title of Article	Pollution violations bring $250,000 fine
Notes	C & M Plating Co.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 28, 1990
Subjects	Pollution, Hazardous Substances, Lawsuits

ID	94098
Title of Article	Drill: Disaster simulation puts county to test
Notes	Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Terry Lyon, Nick Nickoson
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 08, 1990
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Disaster Preparedness, Hazardous Substances, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	94099
Title of Article	Strengths and flaws revealed
Notes	Disaster Preparedness envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 08, 1990
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Disaster Preparedness, Communications, Hazardous Substances

ID	85130
Title of Article	Perron proud of hazardous waste program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 20, 1990
Subjects	Perron, James (Mayor), Politics and Government, Hazardous Substances, Landfills

ID	69929
Title of Article	Spill closes Toll Road
Notes	Liquid nitrogen leak
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 27, 1990
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	69936
Title of Article	Firm called to handle diesel fuel spill
Notes	James Hodge
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 21, 1990
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances, Traffic Accidents

ID	69937
Title of Article	Leaking tank car causes evacuation
Notes	See Chemical Spills envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 05, 1990
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	17486
Title of Article	Hazardous- waste sites to be inspected.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 30, 1990
Page	B4
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	71492
Title of Article	Conrail will join waste business
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 18, 1989
Subjects	Conrail, Hazardous Substances, Acquisitions and Mergers

ID	69935
Title of Article	County center to keep files about chemicals
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 30, 1989
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances, Laws

ID	17485
Title of Article	Awareness raises chemical spill reports
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Peggy Dorsey; Karen Mackowiak
Date	January 21, 1989
Page	A4
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances, Elkhart County Health Department

ID	69890
Title of Article	Conrail, Himco sites targeted
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 22, 1988
Page	B1
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances, Conrail

ID	86480
Title of Article	Ground-water law: Chamber drops support
Notes	Chamber of Commerce, Greater Elkhart envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 20, 1988
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Ordinances, Ground Water Protection, Legislature, Hazardous Substances

ID	92072
Title of Article	Waste sites can be hazardous to cities' coffers
Notes	Superfund envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 15, 1988
Page	B4
Subjects	Superfund Sites, Hazardous Substances

ID	87942
Title of Article	Detector strengthens weak link
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 25, 1987
Page	B1
Subjects	Elkhart County Health Department, Fires, Hazardous Substances, Politics and Government

ID	69933
Title of Article	Leaking dry-cleaning chemical drum found
Notes	Roadway Express; cleaning fluid leak
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 06, 1987
Subjects	Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	71496
Title of Article	Conrail fined for burning ties
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 22, 1987
Subjects	Conrail, Hazardous Substances, Ordinances, Burning, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

ID	90547
Title of Article	It works
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 07, 1987
Page	A1, A9
Subjects	Indiana Foam Inc., Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances, Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	90546
Title of Article	Time transcended
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tom Teach, Doug Bowlby
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 07, 1987
Page	A9
Subjects	Indiana Foam Inc., Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances, Elkhart Fire Department – see Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	17493
Title of Article	Haz-mat drills seek the unexpected
Notes	Elkhart Fire Department envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 31, 1987
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Page	B1
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Chemical Spills, Hazardous Substances

ID	86502
Title of Article	Combined effort wins 100 city jobs
Notes	Chamber of Commerce, Greater Elkhart envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 03, 1987
Page	B2
Subjects	Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Employment, Hazardous Substances, Business and Economic Development