Tag: environmental protection agency
‘Forever chemicals’ found nationwide in Canada, CBC map shows
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.
CBC News released an interactive map illustrating PFAS hotspots across Canada, revealing widespread “forever chemical” contamination in every province and territory.
Stateside Podcast: The fight to keep or kill Roundup
Roundup is widely used on U.S. farms, despite lawsuits, health warnings, and billions in payouts over cancer claims. Circle of Blue Senior Editor and Chief Correspondent Keith Schneider weighs in on the science, politics, and future of glyphosate in Michigan’s agriculture under the Trump administration.
Gelman site’s future is unclear as Trump proposes EPA cuts
Locals have been pushing for more aggressive solutions to the Gelman plume, but the company isn’t required to fully clean it up. EPA intervention could change that — if it survives Trump 2.0.
Stateside Podcast: The Gelman plume’s long legacy of contamination
A deep dive into the history of contamination by the Gelman plume in Ann Arbor. We hear about how it started, its impacts to water and human health, and what’s being done about it today.
‘The sand had moved on’: Sleeping Bear Dunes platform removed
A wooden platform at the Lake Michigan Overlook was part of stop #9 on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive stood for decades. Winter weather finally eroded the sand beneath it.