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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.

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Canadian nuke plant plans to transport radioactive materials over Great Lakes

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 05.13.10 | 12:37 pm

The Bruce nuclear power complex which sits on the Canadian side of Lake Huron in Kincardine, Ontario is preparing to ship hundreds of tons of nuclear waste over the Great Lakes and through the St. Lawrence Seaway to Sweden for reprocessing, the Owen Sound Times reports. Bruce Power has signed a contract with the Studsvik [...]

Canada moves forward with Lake Huron nuke dump, but Michigan may have no say

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 06.23.08 | 9:15 am

Critics say failure to involve Michigan may violate international treaty Millions of people in Michigan get their drinking water downstream from Kincardine, Ontario, where a nuclear waste dump is planned near the shore of Lake Huron. But under draft guidelines for the project, Michigan will not be considered as part of the region that could [...]