ROCKFORD, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Wolverine Worldwide to clean up some of the hazardous chemicals from its old tannery site and from sediment in the Rogue River.
The EPA told the shoemaker it must start the work this summer.
It is meant to limit exposure to the public that uses the White Pine Trail, which runs between the tannery site and the river, and for those who use the river in that area.
The order doesn't cover PFAS, which is regulated by the state.
Instead, it covers other hazardous waste at the site, including arsenic, mercury and chrome, the EPA said.
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