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How citizen sleuths cracked the Wolverine tannery pollution case
Citizen activists in Rockford, Michigan, spent years uncovering evidence of PFAS contamination from a former Wolverine Worldwide tannery dump on House Street in Belmont. This led to state regulators investigating and finding toxic fluorochemicals leaching into groundwater used for drinking. PFAS has been found in wells at nearly 800 homes across Rockford, Belmont, Plainfield, and Algoma townships, with cleanup expected to take generations.
- Location
- Rockford, Michigan
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Start
- 24/01/2017, 01:00
- End
- Ongoing
- Event type
- Chemical contamination, Limit exceeded
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Michigan
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Start according to source
- · Record last updated
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