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.
Despite claims by Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel that the company would reopen the leaking oil pipeline “in a matter of days,” the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued a Corrective Action Order directing the company not to reopen the pipeline until a comprehensive safety assessment can be completed.
Rep. Mark Schauer praised the move in a press release:
“The citizens of Calhoun County still have no explanation why an estimated 1 million gallons of oil is on their doorstep. Instead of wasting resources and manpower on reopening its pipeline while oil continues to flow down the Kalamazoo River, this directive will force Enbridge to focus 100% of its energy on safety – where it should’ve been from the start. I will continue to hold Enbridge’s feet to the fire as the cleanup moves forward to make sure they are doing everything in their power to pay for the environmental and economic damage caused by this disaster.”
A CAO is effective immediately upon being served. This order prevents Enbridge, Inc. from restarting operations until PHMSA is satisfied with the safety of the pipeline. Next, the failed pipeline will be excavated and Enbridge will transfer custody of the failed pipe to NTSB for testing, including metallurgical evaluation. Based on the failure analysis, Enbridge will be required to develop and implement an integrity verification and remedial work plan for the pipeline that addresses all factors that caused the failure before PHMSA allows full operation to resume. Once it is restarted, it will be subject to a 20% pressure reduction in operating pressure as a safety precaution.
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