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.
State Sen. Glenn Anderson (D-Westland) has introduced legislation in the State Senate to lift a cap on costs oil companies have to pay for clean ups associated with their pipelines.
Anderson told Jack Ebling on WILS 1320 AM radio Wednesday that right now, state law caps the damages a company is liable for at $15 million.
But the Senate, which is dominated by Republicans, adjourned for a mid-summer break without acting on Anderson’s legislation.
“They chose to do nothing with it,” Anderson said. “They passed a resolution that called on officials from the federal government to the locals to do all they can. That’s nothing but talk.”
Anderson has toured the Kalamazoo River in Calhoun county on Tuesday afternoon. And he called the response to the oil spill he saw “far inadequate.”
His statements echoed those of Gov. Jennifer Granholm who called the response “wholly inadequate” on Wednesday.
“This is probably one of the greatest disasters that have ever happened in Michigan, certainly, and from what I’m hearing even in the whole EPA region. That it’s possibly one of the worst environmental disasters that’s ever occurred,” Anderson said.
Responding to statements Wednesday that Enbridge would re-open the pipeline “within days.”
“I think there needs to be a total inspection of that line to make sure there are not other leak spots in that line,” before it can be opened again, Anderson said.
Federal authorities late Wednesday issued a new corrective order directing Enbridge to keep the line closed for the foreseeable future.
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