Comment submitted by Nancy Moldenhauer

June 29, 2026 Greetings EPA Representative, I am contacting you as a resident of Michigan City, Indiana, City Council Liaison to the Michigan City Sustainability Commission, and Michigan City Councilperson. We have the NIPSCO Coal Burning Power Plant along the shores of Lake Michigan in our municipality which is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2028. Even though NIPSCO voluntarily did a professional and responsible removal of coal ash from its unlined coal ash ponds, there is still coal ash on the property. From the 1950s through the 1970s, this public utility had expanded the manmade land into the lake with a mix of soil, sand, and coal ash. We are most concerned about this coal ash not being required to be removed once the plant is closed down and the company leaves. Since this site is right next door to where residents live with higher levels of asthma, COPD, and lung cancer--than the rest of our State of Indiana--the leaving behind of the coal ash at the site would not promote health, well-being, and quality of life for those who live on the West Side of town. Would you kindly be sure that the coal ash clean-up requirements for legacy plants not be changed or removed, please, in order to protect our residents and community from harm and pollution? Gratefully, Nancy Moldenhauer