https://www.wcmu.org/tags/velsicol Velsicol en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:37:42 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-30/environmental-funding-cuts-pose-threat-to-velsicol-clean-up Each day, 20,000 gallons of contaminated water is removed from the Pine River containing the toxins that still leak from the site 45 years after the plant closed in St. Louis, Michigan. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:37:42 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-30/environmental-funding-cuts-pose-threat-to-velsicol-clean-up David Nicholas https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-06/velsicol-cleanup-in-mid-michigan-begins-new-phase Next week, crews will begin a project to remove contamination from a former burn pit used by Velsicol in mid-Michigan for decades. Mon, 06 May 2024 13:32:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-06/velsicol-cleanup-in-mid-michigan-begins-new-phase Steve Carmody https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-19/pbb-at-50-community-remembers-a-legacy-of-contamination St. Louis, Michigan still recovering 50 years after PBB contamination Fri, 19 May 2023 16:28:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-19/pbb-at-50-community-remembers-a-legacy-of-contamination David Nicholas https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-11-02/epa-announces-new-phase-in-cleanup-at-former-velsicol-plant The former Velsicol Chemical Company plant is the site of the infamous 1973 mix-up that resulted in the chemical PBB getting into the food supply. The plant is now entering a new stage of cleanup that should reduce contamination. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:22:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-11-02/epa-announces-new-phase-in-cleanup-at-former-velsicol-plant Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-07-27/epa-opens-public-comment-for-velsicol-clean-up-plan Federal officials held a meeting on July 27 to share their clean-up plan for the former Velsicol Plant in St. Louis, Michigan. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:36:51 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-07-27/epa-opens-public-comment-for-velsicol-clean-up-plan Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-07-01/testing-for-dangerous-chemicals-to-expand-near-federal-superfund-site-in-mid-michigan Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy plans to test the soil from an abandoned rail bed near the former Velsicol Chemical Co. plant… Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:45:46 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-07-01/testing-for-dangerous-chemicals-to-expand-near-federal-superfund-site-in-mid-michigan Brett Dahlberg https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2020-06-23/ongoing-epa-cleanup-at-st-louis-site-finds-more-toxic-materials-than-expected The Environmental Protection Agency says it has cleaned some 100-thousand pounds of environmental waste from a Gratiot county superfund site, with no end… Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:47:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2020-06-23/ongoing-epa-cleanup-at-st-louis-site-finds-more-toxic-materials-than-expected https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-06-28/gratiot-county-receives-money-for-velsicol-cleanup The EPA has awarded nearly 10 million dollars to begin cleanup of the old Velsicol chemical plant in Saint Louis, in Gratiot County. Local advocates said… Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:49:27 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2017-06-28/gratiot-county-receives-money-for-velsicol-cleanup