Environmental Toxins: Hundreds Protest EPA's Plan

Hundreds of local protesters gathered to show their disapproval for the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to dump PCB-contaminated soil at a Kalamazoo landfill. While EPA representatives were in Kalamazoo to talk about the logistics of placing the toxic soil in Kalamazoo, they did not show up at the protest site. Protesters lined the entrance to the area where the EPA wants to dump more than 4,000 pounds of PCB's taken from the Kalamazoo River.

Hundreds Protest EPA Plan for Kalamazoo

Protester Jennifer Williams of Kalamazoo voiced her complaints, saying, "it's all about the money. It's all about the big dollar signs. Who cares about the people process. Who cares if the environment goes to hell? As long as they make a few bucks in the process." The EPA maintains that the plan does not endanger anyone's health, but protesters disagree. Crystal Gonder says, "it just symbolizes that our neighborhood isn't safe anymore. We soon will need to be wearing these [gas masks] because we won't be able to drink the water."