Articles Published about Plaster Creek
Grand Rapids Press:
- Earth Amigos spend day improving their environment (4/23/98)
- Environmentalists will check up on Kent lakes, streams (2/14/00)
- People uniting make it happen: The generosity of volunteers met the awsome force of nature (03/23/97)
- COMING UP CLEAN: Most Ottawa lakes and streams pose no swimming risk (080596)
- Company pays fine for polluting waterway (03/28/00)
- New rules force state to step up water cleanup (07/02/00)
- Water treatment plan Volunteers clean up litter along Plaster Creek (08/17/01)
- 7,000-gallon gas leak brings $100,000 fine ; "I've been bringing actions against this company for about 15 years for facilities all over the state," a DEQ official says (11/21/03)
- Quality the watchword in Alliance exhibit (11/18/01)
- Volunteers wade in to check health of Kent County streams ; The research will be used to determine where to spend cleanup funds (05/12/02)
- Planners turn down creekside rezoning; Residents complain the plan calls for too many houses on the golf-course land. The City Commission plans a final vote early next month (08/13/03)
- Agencies say businesses that break environmental laws can expect a visit; Files are reviewed and samples taken at MacDonald's Industrial Products. An environmental task force plans to make itself more visible (08/06/03)
- Rain gardens; Specialized gardens filter, protect rainwater (05/04/03)