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.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality director Steve Chester is in the running to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5, according to this Greenwire story helpfully pointed out by Jeff Kart at The Bay City Times.
EPA’s region 5 includes Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Issues: Addressing high concentrations of contaminants in waterways that feed the Great Lakes and other water quality issues. The Region 5 post has been the subject of controversy in recent years, after Mary Gade, who headed the office under the Bush administration, said she was forced to resign after months of internal bickering with Dow Chemical Co. over dioxin contamination surrounding its Midland, Mich., plant (Greenwire, May 2, 2008).
Possible picks: Doug Scott, director of the Illinois EPA; Steve Chester, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; and Todd Ambs, administrator of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ water division.
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