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flag Activists urged Chillicothe to address toxic groundwater from a closed factory, fearing health and infrastructure risks.

flag Activists Jason Salley and Jamie Brown urged the Chillicothe City Council in September 2025 to address groundwater pollution from the shuttered Wear-Ever/Howmet factory site, citing a plume of industrial chemicals beneath the facility at 1089 Eastern Avenue. flag Salley, who previously raised concerns about gun violence, criticized the council for ignoring his pleas on both issues and called for a full epidemiological study to assess the potential link between toxic sites and local cancer rates. flag He also expressed concern about the pollution’s possible impact on the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

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