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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Great Lakes spending reduced in Obama budget

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 02.02.10 | 10:22 am

Great Lakes cleanup efforts are slated to receive $300 million in the proposed budget unveiled yesterday by President Obama. This represents a steep decline from this year’s $475 million appropriation, but environmental groups still see this funding as a step forward.

“This is not the amount of funding we had hoped for, but coupled with this year’s historic investment, the President’s request will continue to advance Great Lakes restoration and economic recovery,” Jeff Skelding, campaign director for the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, said in a statement.

President Obama has promised to spend an unprecedented $5 billion to fix environmental problems in the Great Lakes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is still in the process of figuring out how to spend the money appropriated last year.

Last week was the deadline for proposals from groups seeking funding for projects that focus on cleaning up contaminated sediments and toxics, nonpoint source pollution, habitat degradation and loss and invasive species.

Comments

  • donmitchel

    Going green was just an election promise. Unfortunately the promise of going green dose not lie with just restoration projects losing money. As renewed talk of nuclear and toxic waste dumping in the worlds oceans has increased and with new development of our oceans resources projected, this administration, despite economic recovery fostering an increase in foreign ships dumping in our waters, pathogens, virus,or whatever, is aware of the continued destruction and terrorist threat ballast water presents. This should be noted by history as being a chance ignored, in order to save short term economics over our environment. This is also the way they have handled the Asian carp. Not taking preventive measures to close the canal until a solution can be found only puts at risk our Great Lakes and a much larger international economic structure. Forever. This policy is being pursued so it dose not hurt the immediate local economic need. It is not a policy to prevent the permanent damage to our countries environment.

  • donmitchel

    Going green was just an election promise. Unfortunately the promise of going green dose not lie with just restoration projects losing money. As renewed talk of nuclear and toxic waste dumping in the worlds oceans has increased and with new development of our oceans resources projected, this administration, despite economic recovery fostering an increase in foreign ships dumping in our waters, pathogens, virus,or whatever, is aware of the continued destruction and terrorist threat ballast water presents. This should be noted by history as being a chance ignored, in order to save short term economics over our environment. This is also the way they have handled the Asian carp. Not taking preventive measures to close the canal until a solution can be found only puts at risk our Great Lakes and a much larger international economic structure. Forever. This policy is being pursued so it dose not hurt the immediate local economic need. It is not a policy to prevent the permanent damage to our countries environment.

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