Mayor Violated Michigan Campaign Finance Act; Did He Also Perjure Himself?
by P.D. Lesko
9/8/22: Updated with comments from the Michigan Department of State and Washtenaw County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum.
The Michigan Secretary of State's Elections Bureau received a complaint in March 2021 that alleged Ann…
EGLE Says Just Three Pounds of Hexavalent Chromium Dumped into Huron River by Tribar
by Kelly House
Michigan health officials say the Huron River is now safe for human contact, after state and outside investigations concluded that far less hexavalent chromium entered the waters than originally feared.
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EVs and Solar Panels Have Moral and Environmental Trade-Offs
Slave labor and dirty environmental practices make green energy far from clean
by Jaime Hope, MCC
Green energy and climate activists say they support social and environmental justice. But the products they advocate are not compatible…
What Now? The Next Steps for Safer Bicycling
by Matt Penniman and Nicky Bates, League of Michigan Bicyclists
It’s hard to sit with the heaviness that settles in after a tragic event. We feel helpless, like no action we can take will relieve the suffering of those that have…
“Firekeeper’s Daughter” Native Teen Discovers Intrigue and Betrayal in a Michigan Upper Peninsula Community
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
When author Angeline Boulley wrote her new young adult novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, she had a goal for the thriller. She writes about her main character, Daunis Fontaine, in her Author’s Note:
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Toxic Inaction: Ann Arbor Residents Have Been Ingesting Carcinogens in our Drinking Water for Far Too Long
by Dr. Mozghan Savabieasfahani
Hexavalent chromium, a dreadful carcinogen, was just added to a long list of water contaminants in Ann Arbor (1,4-dioxane, PFOS, PFOA, PFBA, PFPeA, PFBS, PFHxA and PFHpA). Yet Michigan’s health and…
EGLE Issues Violations to Tribar Manufacturing for Huron River Hexavalent Chromium Spill
The Wixom company responsible for a chemical release that threatened the Huron River system was served with multiple violation notices from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy or EGLE.
EGLE’s Water Resources…
Letter to the Editor: The Sale to Avalon Housing of the City-Owned Property on Maple Rd. is a Bad Deal
by John Smith
Is Avalon Housing neutral when it comes to their political support for Mayor? My take on them is that the leaders of Avalon are pro-Taylor. If true, I find this to be offensive because they are sucking up public…
EGLE Establishes New Surface Water Values for Two PFAS Chemicals
by Scott Dean
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established a new Water Quality Value (WQV) for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and has revised the existing WQV for perfluorooctanoic acid…
Early Results Show no Signs of Contamination Following Huron River Hexavalent Chromium Spill
by Kyle Davidson
Following reports of a hexavalent chromium spill in the Huron River on Monday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has begun testing at multiple sites in the river system.
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