Chillicothe — Who has been raising awareness of major pollution sites in and around Chillicothe, especially the Wear-Ever groundwater “plume,” and why?

I invited Jason Salley to a long-form interview on his prolific coverage of local pollution concerns. He chose to meet me at Mary Lou Patton Park in the far east side of Chillicothe, right next to the underground “toxic plume” originating from the former Wear-Ever Factory at 1089 Eastern Avenue.

The pool of chemicals in the groundwater has received much coverage in local and Columbus news media in the last several months. Two of the paper mill’s high-capacity wells have been redirecting the plume for decades, but there were concerns that they would be shut down with the closure of the mill , and the plume would be left to flow elsewher

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