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Committee hears air-quality concerns over monitor placement, 24-hour averaging and upcoming EGLE permit for local plant
Summary
Members and local air-quality advocates told the committee that a single monitor and 24-hour averaging may miss short-term unhealthy pollution spikes; state environmental regulators are reviewing a permit application from a local plant and public comment will open later.
Members of the committee heard an air- and water-quality update in which local monitoring gaps and a pending air‑quality permit were identified as near-term issues for public health.
Air‑quality volunteers and advocates told the committee that the city has only one permanent monitor in the fairgrounds area and questioned the placement and the state’s use of a 24‑hour averaging period, which they said can mask shorter spikes in pollution. They also flagged a pending permit application to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) from a local manufacturer, GPI, that will be available for public comment once EGLE’s review moves to that stage.
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