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.
The League of Conservation Voters is criticizing Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) for his recent claim that the heavily-subsidized oil industry pays enough in taxes.
State environmental groups are calling on the EPA to respond to a Dow-Chemical funded mailer that downplays the risk of living amidst dioxin contamination.
In a press conference with members of the Democratic caucus today House Minority Leader Richard E. Hammel (D-Mt. Morris Township) said that building a coal plant is one of three Democratic initiatives to develop jobs.
A dozen state environmental and energy groups are asking governor-elect Rick Snyder to maintain the Granholm administration’s policy on permits for coal plants.
The “business model” approach to government unveiled by Governor-elect Rick Snyder yesterday puts former Dept. of Agriculture director Dan Wyant — an opponent regulating the negative environmental effects of large farms — in charge of the Dept. of Environmental Quality.
The discovery this week of a sexually mature Asian carp in a lake connected to Lake Michigan has prompted renewed calls for emergency containment actions and for the ecological separation of the Mississippi River basin and the Great Lakes.
The Michigan League of Conservation Voters has released its “signature accountability tool” — a directory of the positions taken by lawmakers on key environmental issues. Throughout the 2009-2010 legislative session the group tracked lawmaker performance on issues involving clean energy, environmental health, and funding for environmental protection.
Although tourism is one of the Michigan’s largest industries and thousands of former commercial and industrial sites blot the landscape and are seeping toxins into the water, so far environmental issues don’t seem to be playing much of a role in the race for governor.
Three of Michigan’s seven gubernatorial candidates will gather at Central Michigan University tonight for a moderated discussion on energy and the environment sponsored by the League of Conservation Voters. Republican Businessman Rick Snyder of Ann Arbor, Republican State Sen. Tom George of Kalamazoo, and Democratic Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero have agreed to take part in [...]
As it prepares to release its 2009/2010 Michigan Environmental Scorecard in May, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters is calling the attention of voters to the voting record of two state legislators — Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-DeWitt) and Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge). In a press release, MLCV Executive Director Lisa Wozniak said:
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