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.
Calhoun county emergency management officials are responding to a leak of 840,000 gallons of oil into Talmadge Creek in Calhoun county. Officials say the leak threatens the Kalamazoo River, which Talmadge dumps into.
The pipeline is controlled by Enbridge Energy Partners of Chicago. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports the pipeline originates in Griffith, Indiana, and runs to Sarnia, Ontario. The pipeline carries an average of eight million gallons a day across the state.
The company is controlled by Enbridge Inc. of Calgary Alberta Canada according to the company’s website.
In a press statement on its website Enbridge says oil has been detected in the Kalamazoo river. The company also contradicts the reports from the Enquirer as to the timing of the spill. Enbridge says the incident started at 9:45 a.m. July 26. But the Enquirer citing emergency workers and the 911 center in Calhoun county reports the incident began at about 11 p.m. Sunday July 25.
Congressman Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) issued a statement on the spill.
“I will not rest until the company takes full responsibility for cleaning up their mess and until federal, state and local agencies do their part to monitor and contain the spill and protect public safety,” said Schauer in a prepared statement released to the media. “In a disaster like this after extremely heavy rainfalls, every minute counts. My goal is to make sure there is an accurate assessment of the spill and that every necessary resource is brought to bear to contain the spill and minimize its impact.”
Schauer, who is in his first term in Washington, serves on the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee.
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