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.
Muskegon had some of the worst air quality in the nation yesterday as pollution and hot air from northern Illinois and Indiana moved over Lake Michigan forming ozone that covered much of the state’s west coast.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Airnow site Muskegon ozone levels reached Code Red status, a level at which everyone could begin to experience health effects and vulnerable groups such as children, seniors and people with health problems can experience serious problems.
Today has been declared an Ozone Action Day in West and Southeastern Michigan and state health officials are asking people to reduce the use of gas powered engines an warned vulnerable people to limit their outside activities.
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality specialist Laura DeGuire administers the MIAIR web page that provides continual updates on ozone and particulate pollution across the state.
“This provides a heads up to protect health,” she said. “You can take a look at practically real time data and make reasonable choices.”
“If you have a child that has asthma you might want to know if the levels are rising so you can know if you should advise that child to play quietly or run a marathon.”
People can use this web page to sign up for e-mails or text messages about air quality in Michigan.
A cold front is expected to move through the state today or tomorrow and end the current episode of poor air quality.
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