Editing Evansville, Indiana (section)

===Pollution===
In August 2018, the mayor of Evansville sent a letter to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORVWSO) opposing a proposal to eliminate pollution control standards for the Ohio River. Evansville is located downstream from the river's origin. Sources of pollution that affect water quality include [[agricultural runoff]], raw sewage discharges from [[Combined sewer|combined sewer overflows]], and toxic chemicals released by companies with [[Clean Water Act#Discharge permits required|water pollution permits]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Winnecke to ORSANCO: Dropping Ohio River standards could be 'negative game changer'| work = Evansville Courier & Press| access-date = 2018-09-14| url = https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2018/08/22/evansville-mayor-tells-orsanco-keep-ohio-river-pollution-standards/1063720002/}}</ref> The state of Indiana issues a fish consumption advisory for fish from the [[Ohio River]] based on [[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCB]] contamination. The recommended consumption limit for most fish, including [[carp]], [[striped bass]] and [[flathead catfish]] is no more than 8 oz. per month, but for [[channel catfish]], the recommendation is only 8oz every two months.<ref>{{Cite magazine| page=27| last=Lake| first=Adams| magazine=Angling Indiana| title=Fish Consumption Advisory}}</ref>

Six very large [[coal-fired power plant]] complexes operate within 30 miles of Evansville: [[Indiana-Michigan Power]]'s [[Rockport Generating Station]], near [[Rockport, Indiana]], [[AES Indiana]]'s [[Petersburg Generating Station]] near [[Petersburg, Indiana|Petersburg]], and [[Duke Energy]]'s [[Gibson Generating Station]]  near [[Mount Carmel, Illinois|Mount Carmel]]. Evansville-based [[Vectren]] operates the other two; the [[A. B. Brown Generating Station]], located just west of Evansville, and [[Warrick Power Plant|Warrick County Generating Station]]/[[F. B. Culley Generating Station]] complex, east of [[Newburgh, Indiana|Newburgh]], largely owned by [[Alcoa]]. In addition, another coal fired power plant complex, The R.D. Green Station, operated by [[Touchstone Energy]]'s Big Rivers Electric, exists 20 miles south of Evansville, near [[Sebree, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Super polluters tour gives people close up look at where Hoosiers get their power| work = Evansville Courier & Press| access-date = 2018-09-14| url = https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2018/08/17/southwest-indiana-power-plants-super-polluters-tour-sierra-club/1019414002/}}</ref> The levels of [[fine particles]] in the air in [[Vanderburgh County]] were almost as high as in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Meet America's super polluters| work = USA Today| access-date = 2018-09-14| url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/09/29/toxic-air-pollution-concentrated-small-number-sites/90846584/}}</ref>

A large portion of the downtown and north side areas were declared contaminated by lead and arsenic because of factory dumping dating back to the Civil War. Contractors have been working for more than 20 years to dig up the lawns of residents to make them safe for children to play. About 18 inches of contaminated dirt is dug up from each yard then dumped in a nearby landfill. The work has many more years to go.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.14news.com/2019/06/18/epa-back-evansville-test-clean-contaminated-soil/|title = EPA back in Evansville to test, clean contaminated soil| date=June 19, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2019/06/28/contaminated-soil-jacobsville-lead-epa-cleanup-health-vanderburgh-evansville/1570837001/|title = Report: Contaminated soil is not only factor in city's lead problem}}</ref>