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Mitsuba Corp. In Mount Pleasant Gets DEQ Award
MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ/AP) – A company in Mount Pleasant is the 180th to be designated a “clean corporate citizen” by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ announced Wednesday that...
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Michigan DEQ Awards $350K In Grant Money For Scrap Tire Cleanup Projects
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is awarding more than $350,000 in grants for scrap tire cleanup projects. Seven scrap tire sites will be completely cleaned. Grants...
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Environmental Chief Visiting Gratiot County Site
ST. LOUIS, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s top environmental regulator is visiting a highly contaminated industrial site in Gratiot County where state and federal officials are overseeing a cleanup. Director...
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DEQ Provides Over $500K To Set Up Scrap Tire Programs In 48 Communities
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Department of Environmental Quality is granting $587,000 across 48 communities this year to set up drop-off events for car tires. “Michigan is probably one of the leading states in...
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Michigan Agency Proposes Regulating Fewer Air Pollutants
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan regulators plan to reduce the number of pollutants regulated when companies seek air-pollution permits. The Department of Environmental Quality released rules Thursday....
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State Under Mounting Scrutiny For Flint’s Water Crisis
By DAVID EGGERT/Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder and his administration face mounting scrutiny for Flint’s drinking water crisis, which began when a state emergency manager...
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Michigan Official: Federal Water Rules Not Followed In Flint
FLINT, Mich. (WWJ/AP) – The head of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says federal rules governing drinking water weren’t followed properly in Flint, where problems with lead prompted...
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Snyder: DEQ Actions Lacked Common Sense; 2 At Michigan DEQ Facing Discipline
LANSING (WWJ) – Two more people at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality are facing discipline for their role in the Flint Water Crisis. Confidence in the DEQ is apparently low – in both...
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Current Permit Allows More Pollution From Detroit Refinery
DETROIT (AP) – The area around Marathon’s Detroit refinery could see increased sulfur dioxide air pollution regardless of whether new permit is approved. The Detroit Free Press reports the Michigan...
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Advocates Say Next DEQ Chief Should Put Environment First
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Environmentalists say Gov. Rick Snyder should appoint a state environmental chief whose top priority is protecting human health and natural resources. In a letter to Snyder, 11...
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State OKs $4M More To Defend Workers In Flint Water Cases
LANSING, Mich. (WWJ/AP) -The State Administrative Board approved the additional funds Tuesday as part of a plan to also extend contracts by one year for outside lawyers working on the cases. The amount...
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House Votes To Create Private Industry Panel To Advise DEQ
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A bill to integrate private business stakeholders with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s rule-making process narrowly passed the Republican-controlled state House...
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House Votes To Create Private Industry Panel To Advise DEQ
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A bill to integrate private business stakeholders with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s rule-making process narrowly passed the Republican-controlled state House...
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