Hazardous waste facility gets OK to expand in Detroit

Michigan will allow US Ecology to expand its hazardous waste facility in northeast Detroit, a move resulting from a proposal that neighbors had challenged over several years. The 10-year permit was approved on January 29 by the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). It allows US Ecology, formerly Dynecol, Inc., to “continue existing operations, construct and operate two new buildings for storage and treatment, and repurpose an existing building,” according to the state.
The news angered Theresa Landrum, an environmental activist living in the city, who said she’s concerned about contamination risks. “Look at the history we have now,” she said. "Green ooze stored in places, hundreds of (contaminated) places they know about but can’t clean up.