Category: Michigan Public
First claims paid from $600 million Flint water crisis settlement fund
An online portal started processing payments for about 7,000 property damage claims since December 12. According to the official settlement website, 2,854 payments had been made as of Tuesday evening.
Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay nearly $150 million to settle multistate emissions allegations
Mercedes-Benz USA and its parent company have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests.
Michigan DNR expands Pigeon River Country State Forest
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources just bought an 8,844 acre area of land in Pigeon River Country State Forest. The public will be able to use the land for hunting, fishing, kayaking, and other recreation.
Michigan regulators approve Saline Twp data center request with conditions
Michigan energy regulators conditionally approved a request Thursday to fast-track approval of contracts to power a planned data center near Ann Arbor.
Cougar cubs seen again in the Upper Peninsula; they were last seen in March
“Where were they for nine months?” said Brian Roell, the DNR’s large carnivore specialist. “That’s a mystery.”