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Credit Scio Residents for Safe Water The plume of 1,4 dioxane in Washtenaw County's 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 company's former manufacturing plant for at least 37 years. In the letter, EGLE director Liesl Clark ...

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 Pfizer's 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 Gelman dioxane plume in Ann Arbor, local advocates are getting ready to travel to Lansing. They’re p...

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 off the lake so that people could walk and skate,” said Nieubuurt. “We just bought skates, but ...

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 Arbor's 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 area is the prohibition zone where groundwater use is prohibited per court orders.Washtenaw County...