PFAS Cleanup

WCMU's Teresa Homsi toured Camp Grayling this past fall and is tuned into the PFAS cleanup process. She brings an overview of some ongoing National Guard initiatives.

12 projects across the Great Lakes are receiving funding to support community-led PFAS organizing.

Community members say the Air Force's proposed treatment system ignores nearby hotspots with PFAS levels that exceed state standards.

State officials and Oscoda residents are again clashing with the Air Force over cleanup regulations at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.

Michigan is receiving over $37 million dollars in federal funding to address emerging contaminants - like PFAS - in drinking water.

It's been well over a decade since PFAS – toxic forever chemicals – were discovered on the site of the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda. Some of those residents took to the streets this week (Wednesday) to demand more clean-up measures from the Air Force while a long-term plan is developed.

Long awaited plans to clean PFAS chemicals from the Rogue River will now have to until 2024; the delay comes after a proposed plan by Wolverine Worldwide has been scrapped for a new one.(EGLE) to start construction of a remediation system on the Rogue River in September. That did not happen, forcing the state department to issue the Rockford based shoemaker a violation, while telling the company to hurry up.

A state official has sent a letter voicing his opposition to the proposed Camp Grayling expansion. The letter cites the National Guard’s lack of action in addressing PFAS contamination as a reason to reject the proposal.

Reporter Teresa Homsi shares information on the latest PFAS research and management strategies after attending the 2022 Great Lakes PFAS Summit.

Exactly one year ago, the EPA announced its PFAS Strategic Roadmap. The roadmap set goals to address PFAS at the federal level. So far, most of the agencies involved have held up their promises, but there’s still more work ahead.