January 2010

Update: Michigan House of Representatives Overwhelmingly Passes Flame Retardant Ban

The Michigan House of Representatives passed a ban on a toxic flame retardant by a margin of 94-6.

Update: CARP ACT introduced by Senator Stabenow!

Last week, the Supreme Court rejected Michigan’s plea to close two locks in the Chicago shipping canal, to prevent Asian Carp from entering Lake Michigan. Since then, there has been an intensified effort

Update: Senator Whitmer Drops Out of Attorney General Race

Senator Gretchen Whitmer (D- East Lansing) announced today that she was withdrawing from the race for Attorney General.

Update: DEQ Grants Permit to Kennecott Minerals Co. for Sulfide Mining in the Upper Peninsula

Only days before the formal recombination of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) into the newly authorized Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE), the DEQ announced final approval

Update: Governor Granholm Appoints New Department of Natural Resources and Environment Director

Rebecca Humphries

Michigan LCV is pleased to announce that the Governor has appointed Rebecca Humphries the new Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE).

Update: DEQ Grants Air Permit for Proposed Coal-FIred Plant in Bay City

Over the holiday break, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) granted an air permit for the controversial proposed coal-fired power plant in Bay City.

Update: Looming lawsuit to determine the fate of the Great Lakes

Bighead and Silver carp, those insatiable, invasive fish that have been swimming steadily towards the Great Lakes for the last two decades, are finally generating some national attention.