On-Line Articles Relating to Camp Grayling

We regularly monitor the press regarding coverage of the National Guard activities and issues not only at Camp Grayling, but around the country. Articles that concern Camp Grayling and other Guard facilities where there are similar environmental issues will appear below.

[Editor's Note: We are indebted to Richard Hugus, an activist at Cape Cod, who has kept us informed on the actvities at Camp Edwards, a facility where ground water pollution, among other issues, is a major concern, and where we might learn of similar impacts regarding ground water pollution at Camp Grayling.]

EPA apears to bow to White House rule [article from The Cape Cod Times, 23 March 2001]
Pressure from conservatives, industry seem to have quashed EPA chief's early pro-environment tone...
Army says readiness at risk [article from The Cape Cod Times, 23 March 2001]
One officer says communities should accept the health and environmental hazards of training; another tries to strike a balance...
Guard still fighting order on base cleanup [article from The Cape Cod Times, 3 March 2001]
Two months after the federal Environmental Protection Agency issued its latest order in the cleanup of Camp Edwards, the National Guard is still fighting it...
Police, military team searched base critic's home for munitions [article from The Cape Cod Times, 8 February 2001] The home of Paul Zanis, a longtime critic of the military cleanup at Camp Edwards who is called a hero by some and derided by others, was searched by state police and a National Guard explosives team last week...
Site Characterization for Explosives Contamination at Military Firing Ranges [from http://aec-www.apgea.army.mil, 22 December 2000]
Site characterization for explosives-contamination has been conducted at firing range impact areas in Canada and the United States. Unlike other explosives-contaminated areas, such as ammunition plants and explosives ordnance disposal areas, the contaminant present at highest concentration at firing ranges is generally HMX (1,3,5,7-tetrahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitrotetrazocine)...
Camp Grayling bomb range testing under fire [article from The Detroit News , 11 June 2000]
As convoys of military trucks rumble north to Camp Grayling, in the rural heart of Michigan's richest state forests, some local residents are preparing their own summer battle plans...
Lead Contamination in Soils at Military Small Arms Firing Ranges [from http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil, June 1998]
United States Air Force (USAF) personnel involved in the design, maintenance, deactivation, and/or clean up of small arms firing ranges must address many regulatory considerations. This is an important issue for the Air Force due to site closures, changes in land use and redevelopment, and questions about the likelihood of lead contamination in soils associated with these ranges...

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