Clean Watershed Campaign

The awesome but ill Tittabawassee

Last week the Community Advisory Group (CAG) traveled from Caldwell Boat Launch in Midland County down the Tittabawassee River to the Rust Street Launch, not far from Wicks Park, on the Saginaw River in the City of Saginaw.  It was personally illuminating and fortifying. This river’s striking beauty (photo 471) belies its toxicity.  Read more »

Cancer slope factor for dioxin increased

Dioxin—Yes it causes cancer and the chemical’s non-cancer effects are impacting people at lower levels. The draft dioxin reassessment is out as EPA promised but it’s just not good news for people living along the contaminated waters of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Cleanup needs to happen sooner rather than later. Read more »