Environment Michigan’s toxic legacy: How a chemical plant’s error poisoned farms and generations of families ST. LOUIS, Mich. — As a boy, Gary Smith would ride his bike with friends down a dirt road to a pit used by a chemical company to incinerate hazardous waste. By Brian Bienkowski, The New Lede / 11 Jun 2025
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