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This post was updated January 11, 2021
In 2019, Mundell & Associates became involved in environmental sampling of homes in Franklin, Indiana because of potential concerns with a historic industrial site. This work includes evaluating potential impacts from both subsurface groundwater as well as ambient air and working with stakeholders in the community.
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A group of concerned parents are the drivers behind an investigation into chemical contamination at sites around Franklin, Indiana.
After a growing number of children were diagnosed with cancer, advocates create an organization called “If It Was Your Child” and enlisted the help of a national environmental non profit group called Edison Wetlands to investigate potential contamination.
Mundell & Associates has been part of the ongoing investigation with Edison Wetlands, conducting air samplings, geophysical surveys and participating in community forums.
Government Websites
Media Links (June 2018 – Jan 2021)
- 13 Investigates learns of substance oozing from ground near Hurricane Creek in Franklin (WTHR, 1/8/2021)
- (VIDEO) Seeking to solve a pediatric cancer mystery (CBS Sunday Morning, 12/13/2020)
- Franklin cleanup and lawsuits will move into 2020 (WTHR, 12/4/2019)
- Franklin families file 2 lawsuits; 1 seeking federal class action (WTHR, 12/3/2019)
- EPA to Host Meeting on Sewer Work Near Tainted Indiana Site (USA News, 11/23/2019)
- Cancer concerns, environmental testing in Johnson County prompts more action (FOX59, 7/19/2019)
- Inspector General sends alert to EPA: Correct outdated risk information for toxic Franklin site (WTHR, 6/27/2019)
- New report details levels of contaminated vapors in Franklin homes, nearby areas (Fox59, 6/27/2019)
- New Report: Areas of toxic exposures likely overlooked in Franklin by EPA (WTHR, 6/26/2019)
- EPA vows to do better in Franklin (WTHR, 6/5/2019)
- After Children Began Getting Sick by the Dozens, Parents Took a Hard Look at Their Town’s Toxic Legacy (NRDC, 5/30/2019)
- ‘Utterly in the dark’: EPA fails to communicate risks of Franklin contamination to exposed families (IndyStar, 5/14/2019)
- Franklin Homeowners: EPA failed to adequately warn of toxins and risk (WTHR, 5/9/2019)
- Sewer collapse causes flood of concern for family living near toxic plum (WTHR, 5/7/2019)
- New technology reveals how dangerous vapors may be entering Franklin homes (Indy Star, 3/4/2019)
- Non-profit expands testing for potential contaminants in Franklin (Fox59, 2/27/2019)
- New technology brings Franklin residents faster vapor testing results (WTHR, 2/26/2019)
- 55-gallon drums of dirt awaiting testing in Franklin (WTHR, 2/12/2019)
- What Trevor’s Law May – Or May Not – Do For Franklin (WFYI, 1/30/2019)
- Why It’s Hard For The State To Say Franklin Has A Cancer Cluster (WFYI, 1/29/2019)
- Parents demand action from Trump’s EPA, after rash of childhood cancers (CNN, 1/21/2019)
- Zionsville Superfund site consultant offers help in Franklin (WISHTV, 1/7/2019)
- ‘EPA failed Franklin’: Families, environmental group demand investigation into contamination (Indy Star, 1/7/2019)
- A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers (NYT, 1/2/2019)
- Sen. Donnelly calls for federal takeover of investigation and cleanup of toxins in Johnson County (WTHR, 11/16/2018)
- State and Franklin city officials knew toxins were migrating into neighborhood in 2013 (WTHR, 11/9/2018)
- State testing results point to possible pattern of vapor intrusion in Franklin (WTHR, 9/13/2018)
- Mothers react to $1 million for cancer investigations; EPA working on neighborhood vapor study (WTHR, 8/24/2018)
- Franklin families wait for re-testing of homes for potential toxins (CBS4, 8/23/2018)
- EPA documents: Contamination in Johnson County known for decades but still being cleaned up (Indy Star, 8/12/2018)
- IDEM launches new investigation into second Franklin products site (WTHR, 8/17/2018)
- Indiana moms demand answers amid spate of kids’ cancer cases (CBS This Morning, 8/13/2018)
- Johnson County families question state officials over cancer, contamination concerns (Fox59, 8/4/2018)
- Indiana lawmakers meet with Franklin families about contamination testing (WTHR, 8/1/2018)
- Johnson County parents take concerns over pediatric cancer cases, contamination to Washington, D.C. (CBS4, 8/2/2018)
- Air sampling results of Franklin schools released, community meeting set (Local News, 8/1/2018)
- Superintendent: Franklin elementary schools won’t open if chemical test results ‘unfavorable’ (IndyStar, 7/27/2018)
- Franklin elementary schools tested for unwanted chemicals (CBS4, 7/25/2018)
- Vapor testing to be conducted at Franklin elementary schools (WTHR, 7/24/2018)
- Cancer concerns, environmental testing in Johnson County prompts more action (CBS4, 7/19/2018)
- Consultants review environmental tests in Franklin (Local News Digital, South Central Indiana, 7/18/2018)
- Franklin Community Schools considering air studies in wake of toxic vapor intrusion (WTHR, 7/18/2018)
- System to treat contamination in Franklin could be releasing dangerous toxins (WTHR, 7/17/2018)
- Test results show dangerous contamination levels in Johnson County town (Indy Star, 7/17/2018)
- Vapors from known carcinogens detected after environmental testing in Franklin (WTHR, 7/16/2018)
- Searching for answers (Daily Journal, 6/23/2018)
