Toxic Hotspots
Toxic ‘not’ spots
Across the region, heavily polluted and impaired waterways are going unnoticed, despite pleas from citizens to designate their site an Area of Concern. Unfortunately, these appeals are falling on deaf ears. But why would any community want to be deemed a toxic hotspot?
PCB contamination the last hurdle before clean up is complete
After cleaning up an industrial plant and upgrading a paper mill’s wastewater treatment system, cleaning up contaminated sediments is all that remains in the remediation of the Penninsula Harbour toxic hotspot.
Great Lakes EPA head fired over cleanup
In May, the head of the Great Lakes region for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency learned an important lesson. Trying to clean up toxic pollution can be hazardous to your job.
© 2008 Great Lakes News. 
