Blog tagged as Natural Resources

Park Idea Proposed For Capitol Mall By Hall Of Justice 

11/20/23 03:48 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Park Idea Proposed For Capitol Mall By Hall Of Justice 
The surface parking lots between the Ottawa Building and the Hall of Justice in downtown Lansing would be transformed into park space, complete with an amphitheater, sculpture garden and possibly another memorial, under a concept the Michigan State Capitol Commission is exploring.

Polluter Pay Bills Introduced In Both Chambers 

10/26/23 02:35 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Polluter Pay Bills Introduced In Both Chambers 

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 10/25/2023) Sandy Wynn-Stelt, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, said her story in environmental advocacy began in 2016, when her husband, Joel, passed away from liver cancer.  

 

"It was the following year I learned he had been drinking ...

EGLE Could Mandate Morrow Dam Cleanup With Bills

07/07/23 11:19 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
EGLE Could Mandate Morrow Dam Cleanup With Bills
A bicameral bill package giving the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) greater power to issue emergency water management orders was introduced in both chambers last week, in response to a still-unsettled lawsuit over Kalamazoo’s Morrow Dam.

Enbridge To Appeal Shut Down Order

06/21/23 11:54 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Enbridge To Appeal Shut Down Order
Canadian-based Enbridge Energy will appeal a Wisconsin judge’s $5.15 million trespass ruling, which also calls for the company to remove its pipeline from an Indian tribe’s reservation within three years.

DNR Taking Closer Look At Future Of Northern Michigan Dam

05/16/23 10:21 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Friday it plans to take another look at the future of a hazardous northern Michigan dam that environmental officials say is too dangerous to keep up