Last week, state officials released a map identifying a second plume of cancer-causing chemicals underneath Franklin. That plume, though being shown on a map for the first time, is nothing new.

The agency has also proposed phasing out the use of another cancer-causing chemical found in Franklin and Martinsville, PCE. The Indiana Manufacturers Association declined to comment.

In sewers around a site with a history of pollution, some cancer-causing chemicals were detected at more than 200 times the safe levels.

EPA lays out plan to clean up Franklin contamination; public comment period extended The agency plans to inject treatment chemicals into the ground near the former Amphenol plant to break down the ...