Environmental Concerns Committee Asks For Transparency About the KMR Fire.
>They want the city to answer these questions:
>What air pollution was released (including the precise composition of the PM 2.5 pollution)?
>What potential water pollution has been washed into the waterways (in addition to oil)?
>How the City of Kalamazoo is going to communicate this information to all residents, particularly those in impacted areas?
>What steps the City of Kalamazoo is going to take to continue to monitor the environmental impacts of this fire?
>City Commissioner Jeanne Hess reported that Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) found "no issues with contaminated runoff," however, ECC committee members emphasized a need for more "granular data."
>ECC Associate Member Katie Meyer Teper said “surface wipe sampling” and “soil testing” should be performed within a five-mile radius to detect lithium-ion contaminants or heavy metals that may have settled after becoming airborne.