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MDEQ rejects proposal to limit regulations
2016-04-06 00:19:53| Waste Management - Topix.net
State regulators have rejected a proposal that would, among other things, limit the number of chemicals monitored in the air. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced this week that it is largely rejecting the recommended changes to air quality regulations.
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MDEQ issues six water contact advisories
2016-04-04 19:48:16| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality , through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued water contact advisories for six sampling stations. These segments of beach are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas.
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MDEQ makes another bad decision, this time in Southfield
2016-03-10 17:56:48| Waste Management - Topix.net
Think about this: As the world now knows, an entire city's water supply was poisoned by a series of decisions switching the city over to unsafe river water. Nobody checked to see if the water was safe; nobody added corrosion control chemicals to prevent lead from leaching out of the pipes.
Impatient with long delay, Ann Arbor pressures MDEQ to decide how much 1,4 dioxane is safe
2016-02-29 17:11:47| Waste Management - Topix.net
An official with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will address water contamination in Ann Arbor at a special meeting of the City Council Monday night at 7 p.m. Ann Arbor City Council member Sabra Briere hopes the state will finally announce how much of the chemical is considered safe. Briere says a decision could allow the city to re-open its lawsuit against Pall-Gelman, the company responsible for the contamination.
Environmental groups to Snyder: New MDEQ director "key opportunity to redefine your legacy"
2016-02-26 01:38:41| Waste Management - Topix.net
It's been two months since the former head of Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality resigned. Dan Wyant resigned after a task force placed much of the blame for the Flint water crisis on the MDEQ.
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