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Bunker Hill Superfund Site turns 50

by JOSH McDONALD
Staff Writer | May 17, 2024 1:07 AM

KELLOGG — A half-century of progress in cleaning up environmental contamination was celebrated Wednesday at a ceremony commemorating 50 years of work within the Bunker Hill Superfund Site.

Hosted by the EPA and Basin Commission, the event at Noah's Loft recounted the multi-agency partnership's accomplishments since a 1973 baghouse fire sparked the remediation effort by sickening local children with lead poisoning.

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