Contaminated dirt is once again a problem in Detroit's demolition program, with testing underway at more than 500 sites connected to a demolition contractor and a city-approved dirt supplier. Gayanga ...

Before he left office in December, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said he expected the latest confirmed case of backfill soil contamination in the city’s demolition program to cost less than $8 ...

As part of its ongoing efforts to remediate and prevent further problems with the use of contaminated backfill dirt in city demolition projects, Detroit's Construction and Demolition Department ...

This story has been corrected to include a photo and description of the lot at 4551 25th Street. The lot previously shown was 4541 25th Street. The demolition of the house on 4551 25th St. two years ...