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.
The Delphi Township wastewater treatment plant, is among just three in the nation that produce electricity from methane gas generated during the sewage treatment process, WILX reports.
As sludge is broken down by bacteria it produces methane gas which powers a turbine to generate electricity.
Sandra Diorka, director of public services for Delhi Charter Township told WILX that this process is expected to save the township $70,000 per year in energy costs.
The Ingham County township is actively exploring other ways to save, or generate, energy in the waste treatment process.
The township is working on a study with the Lansing Board of Water and Light to see if they will be able to use some of the class A solids produced during this process for energy. Diorka says once the product is dried, it may be useful as a substitute for coal in their coal burning generators.
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