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John Hummer

John Hummer's Latest Articles

Kalamazoo River fights to clean up pollution past and present

The Kalamazoo River is impacted by legacy contamination from paper mills and more recent pollution from a burst Enbridge oil pipeline in 2010. What will it take to restore Michigan's seventh-largest river?

Waiting on a dam (removal): Otsego city manager Thad Beard on restoring the Kalamazoo River

Thad Beard wants to see development, fishing and recreation along the Kalamazoo River in the City of Otsego. But before that can happen, an old dam must be removed and some legacy contaminated sediments cleaned up.  

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