Great Lakes Echo (https://greatlakesecho.org/category/waste/page/9/)
Everything from litter to nuclear waste.
Three people plead guilty to illegally removing asbestos from a former Southwest Michigan power plant. They are now facing possible prison terms after agreeing to reimburse the federal government for approximately $1 million to clean up the contaminated facility in Kalamazoo County’s Comstock Township.
A research project at the University of Michigan is looking at the impact that microplastics could have on Great Lakes wildlife.
Jeff Kart discusses a state waste report, obstacles to cleaner energy and a new Michigan hiking and bicycling trail.
Ken Winter comments on what some consider one of Michigan’s worst agricultural disasters, continuing to make headlines some 40 years later.
This week Jeff Kart discusses new Environmental Protection Agency regulations for the safe disposal of coal ash and the availability of information on Great Lakes currents.
Michigan environmentalists are disappointed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules on coal ash.
Growth of cement plant dramatically illustrated with contrasting photos.
Company seeks permanent storage of waste from plant that generates half the province’s electricity.
Since the landfill is close to the Canadian border and Niagara River, there is great concern about the potential for pollution in both countries, environmentalists say.
A demolition company and two of its managers pled guilty to illegal dumping of toxic materials into the Susquehanna River.