Tittabawasee River

A now-shuttered metal plating company contaminated a drain in Macomb County last week, and a closed steel plant left corrosive chemicals in puddles in Wayne County. The incidents are leading to renewed calls for the state Legislature to pass recently introduced Polluter Pay bills.

Midland and other cities were hit hard by a flood caused by heavy rains and the failure of a weak dam.More than 2,500 homes were damaged. There was an…

Michigan’s two U.S. Senators are calling for more regulation of privately owned dams, in the wake of this week’s massive flood on the Tittabawassee…

This is a developing story. It will be updated with new information as we receive it. Please check back.Update: Wednesday, May 20, 12:48 a.m.The city of…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has proposed a new phase in its multi-year plan to clean up dioxin contamination from Dow Chemical's Midland…

Michigan State University is getting $14 million to study how dioxins affect human health.MSU researchers will look for ways to remove dioxins from the…

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials say they're a couple of years away from settling on a plan for cleaning up a 24-mile section of the Tittabawassee…

Dow Chemical will begin removing pollution from a three-mile stretch of the Tittabawassee River near its Midland plant.Dow already removed dioxin and…

A major cleanup project along the Tittabawassee River is moving into its final planning stages. It’s a project that presents several challenges. Dioxin…

Back in 2003, more than 150 homeowners got together to file a class action lawsuit against Dow Chemical in Midland.The homeowners claimed that their…