Author: The London Free Press
Groups fight to keep 16,000 acres of national forest in Michigan road-free
That includes 3,915 acres in the Huron-Manistee National Forest, part of a U.S. Forest Service plan to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Michigan groups are urging people to comment before an Oct. 6 deadline.
Michigan tribes file request to overturn state permits for Line 5 tunnel
The move by tribes follows the Whitmer administration’s request for a state agency to review the same permits using new guidance from a Michigan Supreme Court ruling.
Michigan inmate sues after ID allegedly altered to depict racist stereotypes
Dylan Leenheer discovered his official prison photograph had been digitally altered to depict him wearing a feathered headdress, beaded necklace and buckskin clothing, with what appeared to be war paint on his face.
State regulators to review issued Line 5 tunnel permits after MI Supreme Court ruling
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the court ruling directs the state to “more thoroughly scrutinize” the plan to encase a segment of the pipeline in a tunnel buried beneath the Straits of Mackinac — and that should include reviews of permits that were already issued.
Grand Traverse County Metro Fire to memorialize 25th anniversary of 9/11
The ceremony takes place at the Grand Traverse 9/11 Memorial Park at 897 Parsons Road in Traverse City. Those attending will gather around the roughly 3000-pound World Trade Center beam for moments of prayer and silence to honor those lost.
