Tag: Superfund site
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 Legacy of Chief Blackstone: Ojibwe resistance in Great Lakes history
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
EPA Outlines New PFAS Strategy Amid Expert Concerns
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.
On April 28, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new measures to address PFAS, including increased research, improved testing and updated guidelines to limit PFAS contamination in water systems.
Chequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities
Chequamegon Bay plays a significant role in our human lives, including past residents like the Huron and Ottawa; and current residents, the Ojibwe-Anishinaabeg, who have gathered and made history there for a millennia. An oblong, shallow bay (61 feet at the deepest point), on the south shore of Lake Superior, the water also holds dark history as a federal Superfund site.