Chemicals

Settlement payments from chemical companies are helping cities pay for expensive PFAS removal technology. But local leaders say the dollars often fall short of covering the full costs to clean up drinking water.

The EPA has banned all uses of tricholoroethylene (TCE) and most uses of perchloroethylene (PCE). Those are cancer-causing chemicals used in a variety of consumer products and industrial processes.

The funds come from billions of dollars of Environmental Protection Agency grants given to various similar land issues across the state. Clean-up efforts have been celebrated by community leaders and members alike.

The state wants to better understand Michiganders' exposure to nearly 200 different chemicals, including lead, mercury and PFAS.

The City of Detroit says it’s using explosives to demolish the city’s incinerator smoke stack.

Those affected by PFAS contamination are pushing Michigan lawmakers for more action.

PFAS are chemicals used to make stain-, grease-, and water- resistant products. But they’re also toxic - and there aren’t many alternatives on the market.

USEPA has enhanced its website to better reveal the process of determining risk assessments of new chemicals

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy alleges the company did not notify authorities of the discharge of a hexavalent chromium solution in a timely manner and did not follow rules guarding against the release of toxic chemicals.

Michigan state health and environmental officials are continuing to recommend that people and pets avoid contact with portions of the Huron River.