Area lawmaker seeks to keep radioactive waste from southeast Michigan

Rep. Reggie Miller (D-Van Buren Twp.) hosted a press conference on Sept. 11, 2024 discussing her bill to ban radioactive waste dumping in Michigan. (Photo by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance)
Rep. Reggie Miller (D-Van Buren Twp.) hosted a press conference on Sept. 11, 2024 discussing her bill to ban radioactive waste dumping in Michigan. (Photo by Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance)

VAN BUREN TWP. — In a move to keep contaminated soil and water from the Manhattan Project from being deposited in a Wayne County landfill, state Rep. Reggie Miller (D-Van Buren Twp.) has introduced legislation to bar radioactive waste dumping in Michigan.

Miller’s district is mostly in Monroe, Wayne and Washtenaw counties, but also includes Macon Township in Lenawee County.

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