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Over the past two years, Michiganders across the state have become aware of the chemicals known as PFAS. They first made news when elevated levels were…
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One of the contaminated PFAS sites first documented in Michigan was in Oscoda Township near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base. The base has been closed…
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Starting Friday, a new water plant will begin treating contaminated groundwater near the old Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda.The base was…
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The Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Authority has been awarded a $60,000 grant to investigate chemical contaminants.The airport, which is on the site of the…
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Several Michigan members of Congress are sending a letter to the Trump administration requesting stronger safeguards for dangerous chemicals in drinking…
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A group of Oscoda residents is angry with the governor’s task force that responds to PFAS issues around the state.The group Need Our Water – or NOW –…
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State and federal officials say they expect to make headway this year on an underground chemical plume expanding from a former Air Force base.The…
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At least 14 communities in Michigan have water contaminated with a family of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.One of those…
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There’s an irony in Michigan. We are surrounded by the Great Lakes and have access to vast supplies of water. However, there are plenty of examples of…
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Congressman Dan Kildee wants the Air Force to do more to help Oscoda residents whose groundwater is contaminated by perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs. The…