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Kelly House

Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information

Michigan developers find new uses for contaminated industrial sites

by Paula Gardner and Kelly House September 25, 2023 7:44 amSeptember 25, 2023 7:44 am

Older, abandoned factories are often located near what businesses seek today: highways, rail, full utilities and access to workers. Investing in tainted sites carries financial risk and higher costs, but there are also rewards.

Posted inEnvironment

In settlement with critics, DTE Energy agrees to faster coal phase-out

by Paula Gardner and Kelly House July 12, 2023 1:56 pmJuly 12, 2023 1:56 pm

Michigan’s largest electricity provider will get off coal by 2032, three years earlier than previously planned.

Posted inCivic and Community Information

Flint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effort

by Kelly House May 5, 2023 7:44 amMay 5, 2023 7:44 am

Advocates say Flint has blown through a court-ordered May 1 deadline to figure out which residents are still dealing with potholed yards and sidewalks, after work crews excavated lead service lines and left a mess behind.

Volunteers picking up trash
Posted inEnvironment

Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery

by Kelly House May 1, 2023 12:57 pmMay 1, 2023 12:57 pm

Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for industrial waste. But its gains are fragile and incomplete, with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish that returned to its waters.

Posted inEnvironment

Amid human health fears over PFAS, Michigan weighs new fish guidance

by Kelly House April 7, 2023 11:18 amApril 7, 2023 11:18 am

As evidence mounts about the health risks from the so-called ‘forever chemicals’, state regulators are considering whether PFAS ‘do not fish’ advisories are strong enough to protect Michiganders. If the answer is no, more rivers may be flagged for contaminated fish.

Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information

Michigan Republicans outraged by Donald Trump indictment, Dems mostly mum

by Lauren Gibbons, Paula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting and Kelly House March 31, 2023 8:48 amMarch 31, 2023 8:48 am

As news spread Thursday that the former president had been indicted on charges related to payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, Michigan Republican officials cried foul while Democrats urged restraint.

Brian Steglitz in front of pipes
Posted inEnvironment

EPA seeks lower PFAS drinking water standard: What it means for Michigan

by Kelly House March 14, 2023 2:57 pmMarch 14, 2023 2:57 pm

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.

Posted inCivic and Community Information, Education

MSU returns to class with unease, determination and more empty seats

by Janelle D. James, Isabel Lohman and Kelly House February 21, 2023 7:04 amFebruary 21, 2023 7:04 am

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.

Posted inEducation

Michigan State University school shooting: How to help victims of attack

by Kelly House and Lauren Gibbons February 17, 2023 4:21 pmFebruary 17, 2023 4:50 pm

Donations are pouring into verified fundraisers set up to help victims and their families.

Posted inCivic and Community Information

Michigan State professor details terror of mass shooting in Room 114

by Kelly House February 16, 2023 7:04 amFebruary 16, 2023 7:04 am

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.

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