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The Fight Over EV Rules In California Misses The Big Picture
The Senate has used a procedural gimmick to get rid of the waiver California has had for 30 years to set its own emissions standards.
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SON-backed report refutes Metis claims in its territory
A Saugeen Ojibway Nation-commissioned report has concluded there is no historical evidence to support claims there were distinct Metis communities capable of holding treaty rights anywhere in SON territory. On Thursday SON released the Assessing Metis Historical Claims to Rights in SON Territory report by University of Toronto Professor of History Dr. Heidi Bohaker and […]
US Supreme Court rejects Michigan GOP bid to overturn new voting rules
The federal suit from Michigan Republicans sought to overturn election rules enacted through statewide ballot initiatives. An attorney says they’re not done trying….
Mid-Michigan dam restorations are picking back up, with residents to pay nearly $218M
Dam rebuilding is moving forward in Midland and Gladwin counties after a legal appeal against the project’s financing was denied, but some still say there needs to be a better way to fund these kinds of projects.
Conflict Over A Blockbuster Farm Chemical
Not since DDT was introduced to U.S. agriculture to kill insects after World War Two has a farm chemical been as important to American crop production, and come under more scientific, political, and legal scrutiny as the weedkiller Roundup, and its active ingredient, glyphosate.
With the election of President Donald Trump, the conflict over glyphosate’s risks and benefits entered a new realm of confrontation that has the potential to alter its stature as the favored chemical tool in agriculture, the largest user of fresh water in the blue economy of Michigan and the Great Lakes.