EPA Completes $2 Million Contaminated Soil Cleanup at Belanger Park in River Rouge

CHICAGO (Sept. 9, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore was joined by City of River Rouge Mayor William L. Campbell to highlight the completion of a $2 million cleanup to address elevated levels of lead and cadmium in soil at Belanger Park, located on the banks of the Detroit River at 2 Belanger Park Drive in River Rouge, Michigan.

"Protecting communities from exposure to lead is one of EPA's top priorities," said EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore. "We worked closely with the city of River Rouge on this cleanup so that residents can safely...