[Date Prev][Date Next][Date Index]
E-M:/ Recent enviro stories on Michigan Live
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enviro-Mich message from Poulsondav@aol.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recent enviro stories on Michigan Live
GENESSEE TOWNSHIP - When local residents complained to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency about a proposed steel mini-mill, they sparked more than a
civil rights investigation. Among the concerns: Should race play a role in a
state's decision to grant a permit for facilities? What about white or low-
income residents not protected by civil rights laws who live near polluting
industries?
And if everyone should be protected, is a civil rights complaint the
appropriate remedy? http://fl.mlive.com/news/stories/envirojus.htm
BAY COUNTY Disgruntled customers of the Linwood Metropolitan Water District
are threatening recall of the district board over the construction of a $1
million plant. http://bc.mlive.com/news/stories/noplant.htm
Columbiaville - Leo Dorr believes he has found a way to stop Lapeer
County farmland from being devoured by development.
http://fl.mlive.com/news/stories/conser$01.htm
Flushing - After months of local drought, a Friday canoe and kayak trip
down the Flint River was like paddling a flush. An early drawdown of the
Holloway
Reservoir began Tuesday, flushing millions of gallons of water into the
riverbed.
http://fl.mlive.com/news/stories/paddle.htm
Residents of Oceana County and some sections of Muskegon County will pay
more for trash collection after Oct. 1 - as much as 50 percent more -
when closure of the White Lake Landfill forces Sunset Waste Services to
begin hauling local waste to its Coopersville landfill site.
http://mu.mlive.com/news/stories/trash$02.htm
Organizers of the annual Lake Michigan coastal cleanup are looking for
volunteers to participate in this year's event, scheduled for Saturday
from 9 a.m. to noon.
http://mu.mlive.com/news/stories/cleanu$01.html
SAGINAW - This summer's voluntary conservation system is over for customers in
the 20 communities that buy Saginaw city water. The program helped prevent a
full water ban in one of the state's driest summers.
http://sa.mlive.com/news/stories/waterb$01.htm
MUSKEGON - Planners propose Planned Unit Developments to regulate
construction along Muskegon Lake.
http://mu.mlive.com/news/stories/pud$01.htm
==============================================================
ENVIRO-MICH: Internet List and Forum for Michigan Environmental
and Conservation Issues and Michigan-based Citizen Action. Archives at
http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/enviro-mich/
Postings to: enviro-mich@great-lakes.net For info, send email to
majordomo@great-lakes.net with a one-line message body of "info enviro-mich"
==============================================================