gelman sciences

There’s tons of documentation on the plume’s legal, technical and local history, but finding answers to big-picture questions can be difficult. Here's what I've learned after 18 months of research.

Locals have been pushing for more aggressive solutions to the Gelman plume, but the company isn't required to fully clean it up. EPA intervention could change that — if it survives Trump 2.0.

Rita Loch-Caruso and the Yale Superfund Research Center want to use Ann Arbor’s case study to learn more about what they call “another forever chemical.” There’s a lot to learn and a surprising amount that isn’t known.

An update on the toxic chemical Gelman plume nearing Ann Arbor's drinking water source, Detroit and other Michigan regions are sinking, a local play examines the relationship between technology consumers, and technology creators and preview of the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.

Marianne Martin has lived in the same home for over 50 years, despite groundwater contamination that rendered her drinking water well unusable. She sued the company responsible — and lost. Now she’s worried the same contamination could threaten Ann Arbor's drinking water.

Washtenaw County and the state conduct annual testing of residential drinking water wells in Scio Township for 1,4-dioxane.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a the plume of 1,4-dioxane spreading from the site of the former Gelman Sciences facility near Ann Arbor be added to the federal Superfund list.

Last month, the Gelman plume became a candidate for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program. What does this mean for Ann Arbor and Scio Townships?

Unpacking recent cold snaps and ice cover, Bonnie Jo Campbell's new book The Waters, and the growing problem of the toxic "Gelman Plume" under Ann Arbor.

Local officials and advocates have asked that the site be included on the National Priorities List to bring more resources to bear on site monitoring and remediation.