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For years, a 38-acre parcel of land in Ypsilanti along the Huron River has sat unused because of contamination. The Water Street property needs a developer that will take on the task of cleaning up the contamination and putting the land to beneficial use for the community. Ypsilanti City Council member Steve Wilcoxen joined WEMU's David Fair with an update on where that process stands and what comes next.
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The process of re-developing Water Street in downtown Ypsilanti continues to take steps forward. As WEMU's Josh Hakala reports, city council now has a roadmap to cleanup-contamination andmove the project through the rest of the year and beyond.
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The Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center is diving deep into research in an effort to better understand how toxic chemicals interact and spread through the environment, our wildlife and, ultimately, humans. The center’s senior scientist, Dr. Gillian Zaharias Miller, joined WEMU’s David Fair to share the details of current and future research in the ongoing quest for solutions.
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Since President Donald Trump took office, 58 environmental protection policies have been rolled back or rescinded. 37 more are in the process of being…
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Michigan voters approved Proposal 1 last year, which legalized the sale and adult use of recreational marijuana. But, actions still need to be taken to…
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The Border-to-Border Trail in Ypsilanti was scheduled to re-open this past May after being closed for a periods of two years. Now, it’s July, and the…
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1,4-Dioxane is a suspected human carcinogen and a contaminant of “emerging concern” for the EPA. It has been found in over a thousand public water…
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Food safety became a huge concern when a man introduced hazardous chemicals to grocery stores in Washtenaw County in May. In this week's "Issues of the…
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The University of Michigan’s research in human and environmental health is of global import. Should the university “think local” as well? In this segment…
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For over ten years, the cleanup criterion for 1,4-Dioxane in Michigan has been 85 ppb. This is in spite of the fact that in 2010, the EPA in recommended…