Tag: Michigan
Meet Olympic athletes with Michigan ties | Bridge Michigan
The 2024 Olympic Games begin Friday in Paris and over 50 athletes have Michigan ties from Grand Rapids native Devin Booker to University of Michigan sophomore Fred Richard….
Forty years on, future of contaminant plume under Ann Arbor still murky | Great Lakes Echo
By Elinor Epperson Gelman Sciences LLC manufactured medical filters for decades, but that’s not the public health issue the company is known for. Dioxane from Gelman’s Scio Township plant leaked into Ann Arbor’s groundwater, creating a plume of contamination more than 4 miles long. That contamination was discovered by a University of Michigan graduate student, […]
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With Kamala Harris, Michigan Dems seek new momentum in fight for state House | Bridge Michigan
In Michigan, it’s not just the presidency and competitive congressional seats on the line: Democrats are hoping to retain a precarious two-seat majority in the state House, while Republicans are equally eager to win back control….
PFAS Roundup: EPA adds 12 more versions of PFAS to freshwater fish monitoring while federal farm bills focus on “forever chemicals” | Great Lakes Now
On Thursday, July 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated recommendations under the Clean Water Act, adding twelve versions of PFAS to the contaminant list along with amphetamine, three cyanotoxins, a flame retardant, and lead. The EPA noted that these are all pollutants that states, territories, and Tribes are recommended to monitor in local freshwater fish.
Gretchen Whitmer is all-in on EVs. But state’s fleet is almost all gas powered | Bridge Michigan
The Democratic governor is bullish on subsidizing the switch to EVs, but so far, only 14 of the stateâs 14,482 cars are zero-emissions. Sheâs pushing for more….