Velsicol

“This particular piece of this project will cost $33 million,” said Debra Shore, the regional administrator for U.S. EPA Region 5.

Velsicol cleanup in mid-Michigan begins new phase

Steve Carmody

Next week, crews will begin a project to remove contamination from a former burn pit used by Velsicol in mid-Michigan for decades.

Velsicol Chemical operating on the banks of the Pine River in St. Louis, Michigan.

Environment & Climate Change

Next phase of notorious Superfund cleanup set to begin

Steve Carmody

The Velsicol Chemical Corporation (formerly Michigan Chemical) operated a plant in St. Louis, Michigan from the 1930s into the 1970s. Spills and chemical discharges contaminated sediment, surface soil and groundwater.

Environment & Climate Change

Testing for dangerous chemicals to expand near federal superfund site in mid-Michigan

Brett Dahlberg

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…

Velsicol Chemical operated on the banks of the Pine River in St. Louis, Michigan from 1938 to 1978. It was the site of the infamous PBB mixup. The entire plant was buried in place and now it's leaking.

Environment & Climate Change

EPA completes another phase of cleanup at Michigan Superfund site

Lester Graham

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finished the second phase of a new method for chemical pollution cleanup at a Superfund site in St. Louis,…

Environment & Climate Change

EPA heats soil to boil away underground contamination at superfund site

Dustin Dwyer

The ground is getting warmer at one of the state’s most contaminated sites.The Environmental Protection Agency is using a process called thermal…

DDT from the former Velsicol Chemical plant site in St. Louis seeped into the soil, and into the nearby Pine River

News

EPA to test new contamination cleanup method in St. Louis, MI

The Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to test a new method to remove soil contaminants in floodplains downstream from a former chemical plant in…

Environment & Climate Change

EPA and St. Louis residents work together on effort to clean up former chemical plant

Stateside Staff

In 1973, a plant owned by Velsicol Chemical made a mistake and shipped a toxic flame retardant chemical to a livestock feed plant.That chemical was…

Velsicol Chemical on the banks of the Pine River in St. Louis, Michigan. The chemical plant closed in 1978. The plant was later buried on site -- buildings, contamination and all -- after an agreement with the EPA and the State of Michigan.

Environment & Climate Change

EPA approves $9.7 million to start cleaning up Velsicol Superfund site in St. Louis, Michigan

Mark Brush

The town of St. Louis, Michigan got some good news from the Environmental Protection Agency this week. Agency officials announced at a meeting with…

The Velsicol Superfund sites in St. Louis, Michigan.

Environment & Climate Change

What's the fate of one of the largest pollution cleanup projects in Michigan?

Mark Brush

There are a lot of former industrial sites in Michigan that need to be cleaned up. The pollution left behind in one town in the middle of Michigan is…

The old Velsicol chemical plant site from across the Pine River.

Environment & Climate Change

As St. Louis moves toward a new drinking water source, questions raised about the Pine River

Rebecca Williams

The City of St. Louis, Michigan needs a new water system. That’s because pollution from the old Velsicol Chemical plant is leaking into St. Louis’ water…