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Credit Scio Residents for Safe Water The plume of 1,4 dioxane in Washtenaw Countys groundwater is one step closer to getting federal help with its cleanup. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy requested today that the Environmental Protection Agency initiate the assessment of the site for the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. Gelman Sciences is responsible for the plume of 1,4 dioxane that has been slowing seeping into the groundwater of the areas surrounding the co...

A rally that was supposed to take place in Lansing Tuesday has been canceled.

Ann Arbor dioxane cleanup advocates plan rally in Lansing to get Whitmer’s attention Updated Apr 09, 2021; Posted Apr 09, 2021 Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks to members of the press before receiving her first dose of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun at Ford Field on Tuesday April, 6, 2021.Nicole Hester/Mlive.com Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — After four months with no word from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on whether she’ll support a federal Superfund cleanup of the Gel...

Skaters enjoy Ann Arbor lake that almost didn’t get to freeze over this winter Updated Feb 07, 2021; Facebook Share ANN ARBOR – On a chilly Friday afternoon in late January, the Nieubuurt siblings skated on First Sister Lake in Ann Arbor, after their online schooling was over. As the sun gleamed off the ice, Rebecca Nieubuurt, the children’s mother, watched as Frances, 8, and Felix, 6, giggled and tried to stay upright on their skates. “A couple neighborhood kids were out here clearing...

Ann Arbor contract for outside legal services in Gelman case jumps to $750K Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 A county map of the Gelman dioxane plume originating in Scio Township and moving easterly through Ann Arbors west side as of 2019. Small dots on the map mark the locations of drinking water wells, while different types of larger circles show the locations of monitoring wells and groundwater extraction wells for treatment operations by polluter Gelman Sciences. The red outlined...

Credit Scio Residents for Safe Water Gelman Sciences wants a Washtenaw County judge to pause court proceedings in the 1-4 dioxane pollution cleanup case. Gelman is responsible for a plume of contaminated groundwater thats been spreading in the Ann Arbor area for at least 37 years.   Attorneys for Gelman say the court proceedings seeking  a new cleanup plan should stop because they could end up being moot. Thats because the city of Ann Arbor and Scio Township, which are plaintiffs in the case...

Ann Arbor presses water resources commissioner to send violation notice to polluter Updated Jan 20, 2021; Posted Jan 20, 2021 Representatives of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioners Office and technicians from Fleis and VandenBrink test for dioxane levels in Allen Creek, which runs below West Park in Ann Arbor, on Thursday, Feb. 7 2019.Jacob Hamilton Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — With the toxic chemical 1,4-dioxane seeping int...

Looking back at 2020 on the Ann Arbor city beat and what’s ahead in 2021 Updated Dec 31, 2020; Posted Dec 31, 2020 "This is so cool!" one of these two cyclists exclaimed after passing through Ann Arbors new riverfront tunnel pathway completed in 2020.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — It was a year filled with bright spots and not-so-bright spots, both progress and turmoil, and it was a year most will never forget. Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pan...

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County officials ask Whitmer to support Superfund cleanup Updated Dec 11, 2020; Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — After several years of talking about the idea, Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County officials are finally seeking a federal Superfund cleanup of the Gelman plume. City and county officials sent letters to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday, Dec. 11, asking for her support and concurrence to petition the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to place the dioxane plume on t...