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Companies reach $1.18 billion deal to resolve claims from 'forever chemicals' water contamination
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Three chemical companies said Friday they had reached a $1.18 billion deal to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS. DuPont de Nemours Inc., The Chemours Co. and Corteva Inc....
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. May 17, 2023. Editorial: Selfridge’s future should remain a priority To continue as a fully activated military base, Selfridge Air National Guard Base needs a future fighting mission. It’s not enough to just make an economic case for the base; it...
BP subsidiary agrees to record $40M penalty and pollution-cutting steps at Lake Michigan refinery
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control releases of benzene and other contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery on the Indiana shoreline of Lake Michigan, Biden administration officials said Wednesday. ...
Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother's Day
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother's Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by dozens of people, before it fell asleep and dropped onto mattresses below. “It’s like the best block party ever,” Annette Andersen said....
Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plant
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A company that tears down closed nuclear power plants wants to do in Michigan what has never been done in the U.S.: restore a dead one to life. Holtec Decommissioning International bought the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station last June for the stated...
Report: Climate change, disease imperil North American bats
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — More than half of North America's bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday. A report by experts from the U.S., Canada and Mexico said 81 of the...
McKenney of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s wins Michigan AP D1 POY
The 2023 Associated Press Division 1 boys basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters. ___ Player of the Year Trey McKenney, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s ___ First Team ___ ...
Michigan AP D4 POY: Kaden Brown of G.R. Catholic Central
The 2023 Associated Press Division 2 boys basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters. ___ Player of the Year Kaden Brown, Grand Rapids Catholic Central ___ First Team ___ ...
Ecorse's Malik Olafioye named Michigan AP D3 player of year
Malik Olafioye left a long list of memories at Ecorse, scoring more than 2,000 points during his career and leading his team to consecutive trips to the Division 3 state semifinals at the Breslin Center. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 32 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals...
Michigan AP D3 boys player of year: Ecorse's Malik Olafioye
The 2023 Associated Press Division 3 boys basketball All-State team as selected by a panel of 10 Michigan sportswriters. ___ Player of the Year Malik Olafioye, Ecorse ___ First Team ___ Zander...
