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The Michigan Messenger going forward

By Staff Report | 11.16.11

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 [...]

Colorado-based abstinence program provided false and misleading information to Michigan students

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.16.11

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.

Class action lawsuit filed against MERS over unpaid taxes

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By Todd A. Heywood | 11.15.11

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.

Schuette fights important mercury regulations

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By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.14.11

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.

Kennecott mine air permit upheld

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 11.15.08 | 2:37 pm

AP reports that an Ingham County judge has ruled that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality acted properly in granting an air permit for the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co.’s planned nickel sulfide mine near Marquette.

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, National Wildlife Federation, Huron Mountain Club and Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve sued the Department of Environmental Quality, arguing that it failed to follow environmental laws in approving a permit for the mine.

This coalition also has an appeal of the DEQ permit pending in the DEQ administrative appeals court.

Before beginning mining operations, Kennecott, which is a subsidiary of the global mining corporation Rio Tinto, must also receive a water permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Critics of sulfide mining warn that the proposed mine will produce acidic run-off that would damage the watershed.

Comments

  • beaware

    with the new administration almost in place, will that affect the epa's issuance? if the epa goes ahead and issues said permit, is there any recourse available to the suit's plaintiffs? is there much of a chance of the plaintiffs holding rio tinto at bay? Have there been any more reports of violence on protesters? Thank You E.—-k.

  • beaware

    with the new administration almost in place, will that affect the epa's issuance? if the epa goes ahead and issues said permit, is there any recourse available to the suit's plaintiffs? is there much of a chance of the plaintiffs holding rio tinto at bay? Have there been any more reports of violence on protesters? Thank You E.—-k.

  • beaware

    with the new administration almost in place, will that affect the epa's issuance? if the epa goes ahead and issues said permit, is there any recourse available to the suit's plaintiffs? is there much of a chance of the plaintiffs holding rio tinto at bay? Have there been any more reports of violence on protesters? Thank You E.—-k.

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