Kalamazoo River Cleanup Coalition

01/01/2018

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton is asking EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to clarify how he will focus federal resources on the Allied Paper/Kalamazoo River Superfund cleanup.

12/26/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/climate/epa-buyouts-pruitt.html?smid=fb-share

Among the departures are nearly 200 biologists, chemists and toxicologists, draining the agency of scientific expertise needed to address pollution threats.

12/13/2017

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/12/impact_unclear_of_intense_epa.html

What does it mean that EPA administrators are giving "intense" attention to the Kalamazoo River Superfund site? It's not clear.

12/13/2017

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/12/psab_line_5_shutdown_vote.html

Non-binding resolutions rebuke Gov. Rick Snyder's deal with Enbridge.

12/09/2017

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/12/kalamazoo_river_superfund_clea_1.html

The Kalamazoo River has been a Superfund site for decades

10/13/2017

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-plan-clean-pcbs-and-remove-dam-allied-paper-site-otsego-mich

EPA News Release: EPA announces plan to clean up PCBs and remove dam at Allied Paper site in Otsego, Mich.

06/27/2017

Kanoe The Kazoo 2017 - July 22nd
Merrill Park, in Comstock, to Arcadia Ales,con to D Ave. Take-out.
8:00 to spot vehicles, 10:00 launch.

06/07/2017

This powerful documentary exposes the aging Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline that runs through what scientists call "the worst possible place for an oil spill" at the heart of the Great Lakes. It's a must-see.

05/18/2017

Citizen action makes a difference!

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2017-05-17/resolution-passes-in-kalamazoo-to-shut-down-pipeline

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners has decided to close a pipeline that spilled over 843,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into the Kalamazoo River seven years ago.

04/24/2017

Federal data newly compiled by the National Wildlife Federation show there have been at least 29 spills on Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline totaling more than 1 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids. NWF has built a map with details on each spill, making it clearer than ever that it's past time to .

http://www.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=f817f5abad9a4cb09e942c1941fd0060

This interactive map allows the public to better understand where and what has been spilled from Enbridge Energy’s pipeline system, the repair methods that have been used, and how leaks and defects are being discovered.

04/22/2017

Happy Earth Day! Protect the EPA!

RAIN BARRELS FOR EVERYONE! Make a commitment to clean water this Earth Day and check out these cool "recycled" rain barrels and compost bin
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