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.
The New York State Assembly has approved a six month moratorium on the natural gas drilling technique known as hydrofracking.
Hydrofracking uses water, sand, chemicals and high pressure to release natural gas from shale deposits deep underground and has been linked to groundwater contamination. The technique is also responsible for the recent decrease in natural gas prices.
Both the New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are studying the environmental impact of hydrofracking.
Reuters reports that the legislation now heads to Governor David Paterson who has until the end of the year to sign it.
In an interview last week on a local radio program, Paterson indicated support for the bill, saying the state would not “risk public safety or water quality.”
The natural gas industry has vigorously opposed the moratorium, saying it would halt most oil and gas drilling currently allowed, in addition to high-volume fracking.
Energy companies leased mineral rights to more than a quarter million acres of state land in Michigan this year after hydrofracking produced a promising natural gas test well in Missaukee County.
A coalition of more than 30 state environmental groups has asked the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources and Environment to adopt stricter regulations for hydrofracking.
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