The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins Rep. Rose Mary C. Robinson in urging the community to send public comments to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality by October 12, 2015regarding the US Ecology expanding their Hazardous Waste facilities on Detroit’s Eastside.The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins members of the community demanding clear answers into how much Hazardous waste will be being dumped and stored in Detroit neighborhoods and what quantity is coming from other states. AHRC is concerned about the serious health hazards conditions this expansion will create including the impact on Detroit’s water system.
Make sure to send your public comments directly to MDEQ.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Richard A. Conforti (MDEQ contact), (confortir@michigan.gov) 517-284-6558
Please feel free to copy Rep. Robinson’s office on any public comment sent to Mr. Conforti. (rosemaryrobinson@house.mi.gov)
For more information, contact the Office of Rep. Rose Mary C. Robinson at 517-373-1008 .
Read more in Detroit News:
Hazardous waste facility’s expansion prompts worries:http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2015/09/24/hazardous-waste-facilitys-expansion-prompts-worries/72715650/