On WestSouthwest, the public comment period for a plan to clean up a Superfund site in Kalamazoo. And a new report shows a drop in the rate of teens giving birth in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and statewide.
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to consolidate and cap PCB contamination at the Allied Paper Landfill site in Kalamazoo. The public comment period for that plan runs through December first. Kalamazoo River Cleanup Coalition Executive Director Gary Wager gives an update on the process, and says public input is an important part of the process.
A new report shows a drop in the rate of teens giving birth statewide. The Right Start Policy report from the Michigan League for Public Policy shows the rate has also gone down in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek. The Kids Count in Michigan Project Director for the MLPP Alicia Guevarra Warren explains what the numbers mean.
