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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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Saginaw River dredging project begins without safety measures sought by the state

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 05.14.09 | 11:01 am

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started a project to remove contaminated sediments from the Saginaw River without safety measures requested by the state, a move that sparked worry because toxins such as dioxin could make their way into the water supplies for Saginaw and Bay City, which don’t test for the toxins.

EPA unveils three options for Saginaw dioxin cleanup

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 03.25.09 | 7:00 am

Fresh off a listening tour in Michigan last week, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency laid out three options for the cleanup of dioxin in the Saginaw Bay area — but some of the options may be off the table without support from Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Dow commits to cleaning dioxin from Saginaw playground

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 03.05.09 | 7:58 am

Chemical company agrees to clean up Saginaw Township park after more than a year of pleas from officials.

Beware of stimulus for Army Corps, say green groups

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 02.03.09 | 10:27 am

Obama plan may fund new Soo lock and Saginaw River dredging opposed by environmentalists

What’s next for Dow and the dioxin cleanup?

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 01.07.08 | 1:50 pm

Negotiations between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Division and Dow ended last week when the EPA slammed the nation’s largest chemical producer for failing to offer a dioxin cleanup plan that would protect human health and the environment. It’s been known since the 1980s that dioxin from Dow’s Midland facility has spread over 50 [...]