Kalamazoo River

Kalamazoo rallies to pressure EPA to remove hazardous paper mill waste

Lindsey Smith — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:33:12 +0000

More than a hundred people, a dozen strollers and a few dogs lined up and marched about halfway around the Allied landfill site in Kalamazoo Wednesday night chanting – “What do we want? Cleanup! When do we want it? Now!”

It isn’t a typical landfill. It’s where a paper mill dumped decades-worth of waste that’s laced with cancer-causing chemicals.

Everyone here wants the pile gone. They don’t care if it’s the most expensive option and the company that owned the site went bankrupt.

Kalamazoo residents struggle with EPA over "Mount PCB"

Lindsey Smith — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:11:14 +0000

People in Kalamazoo are rallying to get rid of a major dump site that contains cancer causing waste.

Imagine decades’ worth of wood pulp and grey clay waste from the paper mill industry. There are 1.5 million cubic yards of it and it’s laced with polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs.

Now, plop it in the middle of a neighborhood.

Sarah Hill lives a little more than a mile away from what neighbors have dubbed "Mount PCB."

Kalamazoo leaders unhappy with EPA plan to clean toxic chemicals from old paper mills

Lindsey Smith — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:40:30 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to clean up toxic chemicals along an 80 mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River. But Kalamazoo city leaders aren’t happy with the federal agency's proposed plan.

The effort is focused on cleaning up toxic chemicals, known as PCBs, left behind from several paper mills.

The EPA wants to consolidate the material and cap it so water cannot get in.

In this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .

Emily Fox — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:44:45 +0000

Some data shows motorcycle helmet repeal has not increased deaths

"The group that led the charge to repeal Michigan’s motorcycle helmet requirement says the state has not suffered a rash of biker deaths in the past six months. That’s how long it’s been since the law was changed. American Bikers Aiming Toward Education points to state data between January and the end of August. But state officials say that’s not the whole story. They say early data also show a 14-percent jump in disabling injuries. The state Office of Highway Safety Planning says the data are preliminary and it’s too early to reach real conclusions on the effects of the changes in the law," Jake Neher reports.

Detroit Tiger first player to win Triple Crown in 45 years

"Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to win baseball's Triple Crown last night, joining an elite list that includes Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Lou Gehrig. He's the 10th Triple Crown winner in baseball history. In Major League Baseball, a player earns the Triple Crown when he leads a league in three categories--- batting average, home runs, and runs batted in," the AP reports.

EPA tells Enbridge more clean up is needed on Kalamazoo River

"Enbridge Energy has more clean-up work to do along the Kalamazoo River. The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the oil company to tackle some new areas of pollution in the river. Enbridge has already done a lot of clean up work after one of their pipelines ruptured and spilled massive amounts of oil into the Kalamazoo River near Marshall in July, 2010. But the EPA says oil is coming to the surface is some new areas," Tracy Samilton reports.

EPA tells Enbridge more clean up is needed on the Kalamazoo River

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:58:55 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told Canadian energy company Enbridge today that more work is needed to clean up the Kalamazoo River.

The cleanup is part of an ongoing effort to remove oil from the river after a pipeline ruptured in 2010, resulting in the largest inland, freshwater oil spill in U.S. history.

Federal regulators specified that further action is needed upstream of Ceresco Dam, upstream of the Battle Creek Dam, and in the delta upstream of Morrow Lake.

Feds want more answers from Enbridge on Wisconsin oil pipeline spill

Steve Carmody — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:38:45 +0000

Enbridge Energy is facing new questions from federal regulators.

Those questions come after another one of the company’s pipelines in Wisconsin sprung a leak.

Enbridge and the Kalamazoo River: Two years after the spill

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:00:01 +0000

It's been two years since a busted pipeline spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River.

Michigan Radio's Zoe Clark sat down with reporter Steve Carmody who has covered the spill since July 2010 and spoke about the efforts to clean up with river and how its faring two years on.

Enbridge criticized for past problems with leaking pipelines

Steve Carmody — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:52:08 +0000

This Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the Kalamazoo River oil spill.

A national environmental group is releasing a report today attacking the company whose pipeline broke.

State says it’s okay to eat fish from stretch of Kalamazoo River affected by oil spill

Lindsey Smith — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:06:34 +0000

It’s another sign things are starting to get back to normal… two years after the spill. Earlier this month the state opened up the river to swimmers and boaters for the first time since the spill.

The Michigan Department of Community Health says it’s now safe to eat fish from a thirty-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River affected by a massive oil spill.

PCB cleanup continues along Kalamazoo River

The Associated Press — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:50:36 +0000

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Cleanup of sediments contaminated with PCBs continues along parts of the Kalamazoo River.

Most of the Kalamazoo River, closed since a 2010 oil spill, is being reopened

Steve Carmody — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:40:40 +0000

Much of the Kalamazoo River, closed to the public since the 2010 Enbridge oil spill, is now reopened.

It’s been nearly two years since a broken pipeline near Marshall leaked more than 800,000 gallons of crude oil that eventually fouled more than 30 miles of the Kalamazoo River.

Enbridge officials meet this week with Michigan regulators on proposed oil pipeline

Steve Carmody — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:49:22 +0000

Enbridge Energy will take its plans for a new oil pipeline across the state of Michigan to state regulators this week.

The new pipeline will replace the one that ruptured in 2010, spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River.

Park reopens nearly two years after oil spill

Steve Carmody — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Life is slowly returning to normal along the Kalamazoo River nearly two years after a broken pipeline dumped more than 800 thousand gallons of crude oil into the river.

Today, a Calhoun County park that has been closed since the oil spill officially reopened to the public.

Part of Kalamazoo River opens Wednesday, first time since oil spill

Lindsey Smith — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:09:41 +0000

Calhoun County Health officials will open up a three mile section of the Kalamazoo River near Marshall Wednesday at 8 a.m. It’s the first time the river has opened to the public since a major oil spill July 26th, 2010.

EPA revises estimate for oil collected in Enbridge pipeline break

Mark Brush and Steve Carmody — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:40:25 +0000

There’s a new estimate of the amount of oil that’s been sucked out of the Kalamazoo River. And it’s higher than the amount of oil Enbridge Energy claims leaked from its pipeline 16 months ago.