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Michigan's environment department found new detections of 1,4-Dioxane in residential wells in Scio Township. Washtenaw County says these wells have been tested before, but the state has lowered its level for reporting dioxane.
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The first ever federal rules limiting PFAS chemicals in drinking water, the Armenian diaspora in Michigan, and possible improvements to the state's 2016 Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act
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Mid Michigan Materials has applied for a new water withdrawal permit that's more than twice the amount in its current permit. Residents with dried-up wells nearby are outraged.
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Michigan Radio's "The Environment Report" has just wrapped up a week-long series called Michigan's Silent Poison.Reporter Rebecca Williams worked in…
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This week, the Environment Report is taking a look at Michigan’s silent poison — arsenic.Federal standards allow public drinking water supplies to have…
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Arsenic occurs naturally, and Michigan is one of a handful of states with unusually high arsenic concentrations in groundwater.Arsenic was also used in…
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There’s no way to tell if arsenic is in your water without testing it. Arsenic has no taste and no smell.Certain parts of Michigan have higher than…
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Arsenic is nearly synonymous with poison. But most people don't realize that they consume small amounts of it in the food they eat and the water they…
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Parts of southeast Michigan – especially in the Thumb – have higher than average levels of arsenic in the groundwater.Arsenic can cause cancer. It’s been…
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If you’re on city water, your drinking water has to comply with a federal regulation that limits the amount of arsenic in it, but if you’re on a private…