Gelman Sciences

A Washtenaw County Circuit Judge says he is forced to sign a consent judgment between the State of Michigan and Gelman Sciences without local intervenors being included. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.

Attorneys for the City of Ann Arbor hope to intervene in the latest consent judgment reached between the state of Michigan and Gelman Sciences before it is approved by a Washtenaw Circuit Court judge. The judgment has to do with a remediation plan for Gelman’s 1,4 toxic dioxane. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.

Michigan’s Attorney General says terms of a new consent judgment have been reached between the state’s Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and Gelman Sciences. Dana Nessel says it moves forward plans to remediate Gelman’s 1,4, toxic dioxane plume. But, as WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports, a local activist group is questioning the plan.

Another legal battle is brewing between the city of Ann Arbor and Gelman Sciences. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

The latest sampling from Gelman’s 1,4 dioxane plume in Washtenaw County is again raising concerns from the head of the Coalition for Action on Remediation of Dioxane that the plume is not under control. WEMU's Cathy Shafran reports.

The Gelman Sciences 1,4 dioxane plume continues to spread and threaten the health of groundwater in Scio Township and Ann Arbor. Recent reports indicate there is now a potential threat of exposure through wet basements. With spring and the usual basement flooding that occurs in portions of the area, it is a cause for concern. University of Michigan toxicologist and environmental professor, Dr. Rita Loch-Caruso, is a co-author of a study identifying the problems. She joined WEMU's David Fair with the latest information.

A consultant for Ann Arbor Township is recommending continued testing of area wells for the 1,4 dioxane emanating from the old Gelman Sciences facility in Scio Township. As WEMU's Cathy Shafran reports, that's despite the fact state testing of a local well last week did not turn up detectable levels of the toxin.

New concerns are being raised about the spread of contamination from the Gelman 1,4 dioxane plume into Ann Arbor Township. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has more.

State environmental officials say the latest report on the Gelman 1,4 dioxane plume shows the concentration of groundwater contamination has remained about the same over the past year. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.

Election Day is tomorrow, and one of the races to be decided is who will be Ann Arbor's next mayor. Local attorney Eric Lipson is running against incumbent Christopher Taylor as an independent candidate. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss his priorities if voted into office.