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Environment & Climate Change

State will order bankrupt Sanford dam owner to make fixes

Rick Pluta

The state will try to order the company that owns the Edenville and Sanford Dams to fix failures that caused extensive flooding along the Tittawabassee…
Politics & Government

Manure spreading at the center of dispute between farm groups and EGLE

Lester Graham

Farm groups are using a two-pronged approach to stop the state from changing the rules for spreading manure. The Michigan Farm Bureau, large livestock…
Environment & Climate Change

Civil rights complaint against EGLE alleges discrimination against communities of color

Lester Graham

Some Detroit residents and environmental justice groups have filed a civil rights complaint against the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes,…