Kelly House
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Portland, OR, United States
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Michigan moves to end threat of jail to hunters who fail to report deer kills
New bills with bipartisan support would lower the penalty for failing to report a deer kill, from a misdemeanor to a civil fine. The effort comes on the heels of Michigan’s first year of mandatory deer reporting. → Read More
EPA seeks lower PFAS drinking water standard: What it means for Michigan
The new standards, which could take effect this year, would be stricter than Michigan’s existing standards. EPA officials acknowledged it’s unsafe to drink virtually any of two PFAS compounds, but set proposed limits at the lowest amount technology can detect. → Read More
Few good options for shrinking Michigan’s problem deer herds
Deer are invading Michigan’s suburbs, resulting in car crashes, habitat destruction and disease concerns. But affectedMichigan communities probably can’t sterilize or kill enough deer to reverse the trend. → Read More
Court: Dana Nessel can try again to return Line 5 lawsuit to state court
Legal experts say Michigan has a better chance of persuading a state court to shut down the pipeline, while Enbridge is more likely to prevail in federal court. → Read More
MSU returns to class with unease, determination and more empty seats
MSU students described their return to class Monday as anything but normal, yet many called it a necessary step in the long road back to normalcy. Some professors eased students slowly back into academic life, while others proceeded without change. → Read More
On ‘Spartan Stronger’ website, Michigan State students process their grief
MSU student Kirin Krafthefer created the site as a forum for MSU students to share their experiences from the campus shooting. She said students are too often left out of debates about how to prevent and respond to mass shootings, when they “should be leading this conversation.” → Read More
Before Michigan State shootings, killer grew increasingly reclusive, bitter
Police, family and neighbors described MSU shooter Anthony McRae as a recluse who didn’t speak to neighbors, nursed slights, abruptly quit his job and rarely left his bedroom. For a time, a neighbor said, he would only talk to his dad through notes. → Read More
For Ann Arbor water managers, ongoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay
Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking supplies. → Read More
Michigan State University school shooting: How to help
Donations are pouring into verified fundraisers set up to help victims and their families. → Read More
Michigan State professor details terror of mass shooting in Room 114
Marco Díaz-Muñoz, a language and humanities professor, described the terrifying moments when a masked figure entered the classroom and wordlessly began shooting, killing two students and injuring others. → Read More
Cocaine Bear? In Michigan, it's melatonin bear
Michigan wildlife regulators are scrambling to ban hunters from putting melatonin, a sleep aid, in bait piles after allegations that a ‘piss-poor’ hunter was doing just that to make the state’s thriving bear population easier to kill. → Read More
Right to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?
Some Democratic lawmakers see a bill to declare a human right to water as a first step toward broader efforts to end the water shutoffs that plague low-income Michiganders. → Read More
Michigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
The legal settlement with Asahi Kasei Plastics North America over PFAS at its Brighton plant comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies tied to Michigan’s PFAS crisis. → Read More
Michigan Democrats aim to tighten environment regs, reduce industry control
One of the first bills introduced by the Democratic majority would undo a Snyder-era law that prevents Michigan from adopting stronger pollution regulations than Washington. Dems also aim to lessen industry influence on regulatory decisions. → Read More
How to use your gas stove more safely in Michigan
A recent study linking gas stoves to childhood asthma may have you wondering how to limit your risk. With the help of a University of Michigan lung health expert, we offer some tips. → Read More
Gas stove debate is the latest political culture war in Michigan. Here are the facts
Amid growing concern about the health and climate impacts of gas, Ann Arbor is considering a ban on new gas hookups. Republican lawmakers in Michigan and beyond want to make local bans illegal. → Read More
Michigan appeals court upholds Flint water crisis dismissals
Judges upheld a lower court order dismissing charges against two Flint water crisis defendants. It’s the latest setback in Michigan Attorney Dana Nessel’s efforts to hold state government officials accountable. Prosecutors vow to appeal. → Read More
Armed with flea meds, Michigan defends hemlock trees against deadly invader
With winter surveys and summer insecticide treatment, Michigan aims to avoid the fate of Eastern states, which lost hemlocks to pests native to Japan. But warming winters are making it harder to stand our ground. → Read More
Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes. High PFAS levels had already prompted a smelt consumption advisory in Lake Superior. → Read More
Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters. And it appears to be getting worse as rising temperatures diminish ice cover on the lakes, allowing more moisture to rise in the atmosphere. → Read More