![]() ![]() ![]() Some worry the new technology of battery-building could lead to accidents, which might allow lithium to leach into the groundwater. It’s being built on former farm fields and woodlands next to a winding river just outside the city. Opponents contend the project was rushed through final approvals and could cause environmental damage. “This whole thing would be different if they had brought the community into the discussion,” said Glenn Kowalske, a retired engineer and one of the local leaders of the group fighting the project. Signs popped up on roadsides that plead: “Stop the Megasite.” Soon after Ford's project was announced in February, worried residents jammed town meetings, demanding more details on what was coming. Not everyone wants giant projects, even in places that would seem ripe for a factory renaissance. ![]()
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