| From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
| Date: | Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:59:20 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Former Wickes auto parts plant TCE, Mancelona, Michigan |
Polluted industrial past threatens Mancelona, Mich. Cedar River watershed is at risk from underground plume of industrial waste Jim Lynch Detroit News August 24, 2009Mancelona -- Beneath the streets of Mancelona, as far as 400 feet under rock and clay, chemicals have roamed for half a century. And they have moved with what seems to be an awareness of the area's most sensitive regions -- its residential neighborhoods, its well systems and its recreational areas. ..."I would have to say this is one of the largest contaminations we've ever seen," said Janice Adams, a senior geologist with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. ...At a time when the biggest players in the auto industry are being allowed to walk away from their environmental legacies via bankruptcy protection, Mancelona's situation offers a harsh reminder of how long-lasting and harmful those legacies can be. ... For the entire article, see http://www.detnews.com/article/20090824/METRO/908240337/Bad-water-threatens-Mancelona-decades-after-chemicals-dumped -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
|
Prev by Date: [CPEO-BIF] "Hopewell site shows Superfund's worth" Next by Date: [CPEO-BIF] South Hill wants faster cleanup (Ithaca, NY) | |
|
Prev by Thread: [CPEO-BIF] "Hopewell site shows Superfund's worth" Next by Thread: [CPEO-BIF] South Hill wants faster cleanup (Ithaca, NY) | |