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Saginaw public meeting on tap for Dow-related resource restoration plan
Ben Smith
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:31:36 EST
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Saginaw public meeting on tap for Dow-related resource restoration plan Natural resource trustees representing federal, state and tribal governments will hold a public meeting this Thursday in Saginaw to provide information and answer questions about the trustees' joint plan to restore fish, wildlife and habitats in three mid-Michigan counties. U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider will also attend the meeting on behalf of the public.
Earlier this month, an agreement was announced between the trustees and the Dow Chemical Company to settle an environmental complaint for an estimated $77 million in projects and funding that will restore fish, wildlife, and habitats injured when hazardous substances were released in past decades from Dow's manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan.
The agreement is subject to public comment and approval in federal court. The trustees' restoration plan, which describes how the settlement will be implemented, is also available for public comment. "Folks attending our upcoming public meeting will learn more details about more than a dozen resource restoration projects that have been developed," said Lisa Williams, a representative of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the trustees. "We will also discuss how to propose potential future project ideas."
