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.
About 30 students gathered at the famous rock near Michigan State University’s auditorium Thursday morning. They were there to protest MSU’s TB Simon coal-generated power plant, the largest coal plant on any U.S. campus in the United States.
“A lot of people don’t even know MSU is behind in the clean energy game,” says student leader Talya Tavor. “This is bigger than football. Illinois and Wisconsin are beating us off the field.”
Tavor said she and other members of the Student Sierra Club have had meetings with upper administration at the university, but they have been unwilling to publicly commit to ending the use of coal powered electricity generation.
Tavor also expressed concern over the disposal of coal ash from the plant.
MSU has not returned emails and phone calls from Michigan Messenger seeking an answer to where the coal ash from the facility is going.
The group plans more events in the coming weeks to continue to draw attention to the coal plant. They note the plant is a threat to the health and safety of those on or near campus as coal has been linked thousands of deaths, hospitalization and health issues each year.
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