I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
In a move welcomed by those that oppose uranium exploration in Michigan’s Ottawa National Forest, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced this week that his agency is putting a temporary hold on new uranium mining claims around the Grand Canyon.
“I am calling a two-year ‘Time-Out’ from all new mining claims in the Arizona Strip near the Grand Canyon because we have a responsibility to ensure we are developing our nation’s resources in a way that protects local communities, treasured landscapes, and our watersheds,” Secretary Salazar said in a statement, “Over the next two years, we will gather the best science and input from the public, members of Congress, tribes, and stakeholders, and we will thoughtfully evaluate whether these lands should be withdrawn from new mining claims for a longer period of time.”
Last year Trans Superior Mineral Resources, a subsidiary of Cameco, the world’s largest uranium miner, was granted was granted permission by the U. S. Forest Service to construct roads, build drilling pads and bore 50 uranium test wells in the Ottawa National Forest.
“We need to convince the authorities that our Great Lakes are every bit as important a drinking water source as the Colorado River and Grand Canyon,” said Rita Jack, Clean Water Program Coordinator for the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club.
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