PFAS

Here's where the majority of Michigan's $144 million goes

This news is going to bring back memories from several years ago, when PFAS was top of mind for a lot of people living in the Kalamazoo area.

I'm never eating Nutella again.

A tentative agreement announced this week, that is to provide relief for residents affected by PFAS contamination in northern Kent County, could eventually be the model for other settlements in the Kalamazoo and Calhoun County areas.

a study done by Environmental Working Group (EWG) has shown that Michigan, by far, has the most sites (192) with reports of PFAS in the country

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says Monday that they have established a “mutual agreement” with Georgia-Pacific to investigate sites that were believed to have contributed to Per and Polyfleuroalkyl Substances being discovered in Parchment’s city water system.

While the cause of these high levels isn’t yet confirmed, DEQ spokespeople say that there is a “correlation” between the PFOS and the use of firefighting foams at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base.

Test results are back, and came up 'non-detect'

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality confirmed Thursday that extremely high levels of PFAS have been confirmed in a landfill that was formerly used by the paper mill that operated in Parchment for decades.

Residents in the City of Parchment will finally be able to use their tap water again for drinking and cleaning food as the 'Drinking Water Advisory' has been lifted.