The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has published a new way for residents to keep track of restoration progress for one of Lake Michigan’s most polluted waterways.

On Monday, IDEM announced that it published an interactive map tracking updates on the restoration process for the Grand Calumet River area of concern, which is located in Northwest Indiana.

The map takes visitors through six stages, starting with general information and background about the area and ending with most recent updates on the process.

The Grand Calumet River area of concern spans from Gary, East Chicago and Hammond and Whiting, according to IDEM’s website, and it’s one of the 43 identified Great Lakes areas of concern, which focus on contaminated lakes, rivers and harbors. Of the 43 areas, 26 are l

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