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Textron to provide air quality testing in East Wichita neighborhood above decades-old chemical spillThe groundwater is contaminated with trichloroethene, a chemical that may increase the risk of certain cancers.
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The spill contaminated about three miles of groundwater underneath neighborhoods in northeast Wichita.
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The meeting devolved after residents were asked to share feedback or questions in writing or at staffed tables instead of being allowed to address the entire room.
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The health center is currently seeking funds so it can provide the screenings at no cost to patients.
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Neighborhood leaders and local elected officials say the state did not inform them of its final decision. Poor communication has been an ongoing complaint surrounding the cleanup.
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The state created a plan in 2003 to keep a predominantly Black neighborhood in Wichita informed about toxic groundwater in their community. It failed to follow through on several key aspects.
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The state says its data and models show the lake doesn’t need to be tested.
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Kansas says it will stop distributing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as federal health officials investigate reports of rare complications in six…
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TOPEKA — Kansas expects to finish giving COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care residents and health care workers by the end of this month and has moved…
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For starters, the COVID-19 vaccine doses intended for Ness County in west-central Kansas landed somewhere else.“That was my first clue we had a problem,”…