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.
Enbridge’s 6A pipeline has been shutdown following a leak this afternoon in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. Line 6A carries crude oil from Superior, Wisconsin to Griffith, Indiana. The 6B pipeline which runs from Griffith, Indiana to Sarnia, Ontario has been shut down since a July 26th rupture on the line spilled around a million gallons of Cold Lake crude into the Kalamazoo River system.
The Toronto Globe and Mail reports:
Line 6A is a major pipe that feeds both Line 6B, the pipe that was closed after the Michigan spill, and another line to Cushing, Okla., a major crude hub. The route to Cushing had taken on new importance as an alternative for Canadian oil shippers once Line 6B was closed; if the Line 6A closing is long-lasting, it could cause a substantial amount of additional disruption.
The second leak comes on the same day Enbridge chief executive officer Pat Daniel met with U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Ottawa, where high-powered oil executives discussed the improving environmental record of the oil sands.
CBS News Chicago reports that crews from Enbridge, the Romeoville Fire Department, Romeoville Police Department, U.S. Coast Guard, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Will County Forest Preserve are assisting in cleanup efforts.
It’s not yet clear what caused the spill of how much oil was released.
Chicagobreakingnews.com reports that officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are concerned that the spill is occurring near a storm drain.
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