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The Madison Heights City Council has approved a plan to demolish the Electro-Plating Services site that is known for leaking green ooze onto I-696.

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State, feds give update on green ooze contamination site in Madison Heights The U.S. EPA and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, provided an update to residents on the green ooze site in Madison Heights on Tuesday night. By: Alan Campbell , WXYZ Web Team Posted at 9:50 AM, Jan 26, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-26 23:14:06-05 MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (WXYZ) — The U.S. EPA and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, provided an update to residents on the green ooze site in Madison Heights...

EPA hands over control of toxic ooze site in Madison Heights to state regulators Hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, was found leaking onto I-696 on Dec. 20, 2019 Published:  Tags:  MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – It started with a leak onto Interstate 696 in Madison Heights where green ooze caught the attention of people driving by. Now, more than a year after first descending on the site, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is ready to release the project to the state. “We’re seeing very favorable results. All of out analytical is where we want it to be,” said Tricia Ed...

Madison Heights — A representative for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it had completed its emergency response to groundwater contamination at the former Electro-Plating Services, having spent $3.1 million, and will pass oversight on to state officials. "Our goal was to stabilize the site ... and return the site to EGLE for long-term remediation," said Tricia Edwards of the EPA during an online update, referring to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. She discussed over a year's work at a "very complicated site."  Edwards said weekly...