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Everything from litter to nuclear waste.
Indiana recently granted a permit to build a large organic dairy about an hour south of Lake Michigan. Local environmental groups are skeptical and fear the potential for groundwater contamination.
The round-up of scrap tires, known to be both fire and mosquito hazards, is the goal of almost $1 million in state grants awarded recently by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Microplastics are showing up in sediments as well as water.
Michigan is offering grants of up to $500,000 to improve local recycling programs. When Emmet County got a similar state grant, it bought new and bigger recycling bins for curbside pickup. The amount of recycling jumped. That’s the kind of improvement the state is hoping for with the new round of grants because its recycling rate is way below national averages.
A wireless all-weather infrared camera system will be placed around Van Etten Lake in Oscoda Township to detect PFAS discharge from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
The increase of wetlands is a major contributor to the problem because mercury can accumulate in them in higher concentrations and for longer periods.
Americans use lots and lots of plastic straws, and that’s bad for the environment.
The indictment accuses Carville of knowingly storing hundreds of gallons of hazardous waste and corrosive chemicals for more than two years without a permit.
It’s taken one of the country’s most active advisory groups to see progress.
A New York landfill recently recognized for its commitment to the environment and community is now under fire from state regulators