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.
Information about dioxin levels in Saginaw township’s West Michigan park will not available until June, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said today.
Last week the agency said that it will sample soil in the park to determine whether it has been contaminated by dioxin-laden sediments from the Tittabawassee River, which flooded the park late last month.
The Tittabawassee is contaminated with dioxin and other chemicals from Dow Chemical’s Midland facility.
In 2009 EPA ordered Dow to clean playground equipment in the park and remove more than 17,000 tons of contaminated soil after dioxin levels at 5,900 parts per trillion were measured. EPA requires cleanup at levels of 1,000 ppt and has proposed updating cleanup guidelines to require action at 72 ppt.
In presentations to local residents the agency has promised to take swift action to address dioxin exposure risks in high use areas.
Dioxin is a carcinogen and is known to cause health problems at extremely minute levels.
People who visit West Michigan Park are advised to avoid contact with the soil and to wash their hands with soap after visiting the park.
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