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A massive contamination plume in groundwater in the Ann Arbor area is continuing to spread and no one knows where or if it will stop.

New, and more sensitive, testing shows there has been further spread of the1-4 dioxane plume emanating from the old Gelman Sciences facility on Wagner Road in Scio Township. It has now gone about a mile beyond what was thought to be the edge of the plume. That is much closer to the Huron River and Barton Pond, which supplies Ann Arbor's drinking water. WEMU's David Fair discussed the latest developments with Kathleen Knoll, Scio Township trustee and Township representative on the Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane.

More residential wells are contaminated with dioxane outside Ann Arbor, according to recent tests. Federal environmental officials classify the chemical as likely to cause cancer.

Marijuana consumption lounge coming, M-14 crashes need to stop: Ann Arbor headlines May 1-6 Posted May 07, 2021 The owners behind the Liberty Provisioning Center marijuana dispensary on Ashley Street in downtown Ann Arbor have plans to open a cannabis consumption lounge in the pink house next door.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share Here is that headline and some more you might have missed this week. Ann Arbor is getting its first commercial marijuana consumption lounge and officials say it also will be the first of its kind in Michigan. Plans are in the works to convert the pin...

Huron River watershed group applauds judge’s ruling in Gelman plume case Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 Nathan Dupes, an attorney for Ann Arbor, explains where the city wants to see more groundwater monitoring wells and a lesser expansion of the zone through which the Gelman dioxane plume is allowed to spread during a hearing before Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Tim Connors on May 3, 2021.Zoom Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Judge Tim Connors’ decision this week to order a new cleanup plan for the Gelman dioxane plume is being applauded by an Ann Arbor environmental group. ...