Environmental advocates slam Forestry Service for moving forward on Western U.P. logging project • Michigan Advance Following the release of a preliminary decision to move forward with a logging project in Ottawa National Forest, members of a Chicago-based environmental advocacy group are arguing the U.S. Forest Se...

Following the release of a preliminary decision to move ahead with a logging project in Ottawa National Forest, members of a Chicago-based environmental advocacy group argue the U.S. Forest Service did not properly consider the project’s overall environmental impact.

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Nessel appeals DTE data center contracts in continued push for contested case • Michigan Advance Nessel appeals DTE data center contracts in continued push for contested case

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Michigan House moves ahead on state health department budget with expanded SNAP and Medicaid checks • Michigan Advance Michigan House moves ahead on state health department budget with expanded SNAP and Medicaid checks

Two and a half months before the state’s budget deadline, members of the GOP-led Michigan House unleashed a flurry of budget proposals, including a three-part plan to fund the Department of Health and Human Services at $10 billion less than what Gov. Whitmer proposed.

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Trump grants permit for Enbridge Line 5 pipeline crossing at St. Clair River • Michigan Advance Trump grants permit for Line 5 pipeline crossing at St. Clair River

Trump grants permit for Enbridge Line 5 pipeline crossing at St. Clair River michiganadvance.com/briefs/trump...

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Michigan township official details dynamics in play with data centers before key state House panel • Michigan Advance Sitting before members of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Corporate Subsidies and State Investments, Dan Wells, Gaines Charter Township’s community development director, recommended Michigan local...

Michigan township official details dynamics in play with data centers before key state House panel

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Critics say Michigan’s addiction treatment locator plagued by access and data issues • Michigan Advance Michigan’s addiction treatment locator plagued by access and data issues

ICYMI: In 2024, MDDHS launches an addiction treatment locator map. Individuals working in addiction treatment and harm reduction maintain the platform's mobile function is deeply flawed and that their calls for improvement have gone unheard. @michiganadvance.com
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Community pushback prompts Sault Tribe leadership to adopt moratorium on data centers, but conflicting accounts emerge over whether projects were ever under consideration.

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Michigan State University study strengthens ties between PFAS and weaker immune responses • Michigan Advance Michigan State University study strengthens ties between PFAS and weaker immune responses

A recent study from Michigan State University is underscoring concerns about exposure to PFAS, finding additional evidence that the so-called “forever chemicals” can have harmful effects on the immune system.

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Deep Green pulls request to rezone downtown Lansing parcel, axing data center proposal • Michigan Advance Deep Green pulls request to rezone downtown Lansing parcel, axing data center proposal

Hours ahead of a Monday night meeting where the Lansing City Council was expected to vote on rezoning land for a data center, one council member says the project will not be moving forward.

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State health officials urge vaccination amid measles spread in southeast Michigan • Michigan Advance The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging Michigan residents to take steps to prevent the spread of measles after a number of cases were identified in Washtenaw County and ne...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging Michigan residents to take steps to prevent the spread of measles after a number of cases were identified in Washtenaw County and neighboring Monroe County.

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End Citizens United backs Maasdam in race for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District • Michigan Advance End Citizens United backs Maasdam in race for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

A political action committee focused on campaign finance reform is backing former U.S. Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam in the race to represent one of the most competitive congressional districts in the nation.

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Nessel signs on to lawsuit challenging rescission of greenhouse gas endangerment finding • Michigan Advance Following the United State’s Environmental Protection Agency’s February reversal on its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, Michigan’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit challenging the agenc...

Following the United State’s Environmental Protection Agency’s February reversal on its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, Michigan’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit challenging the agency’s decision to rescind that determination.

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Whitmer joins Michigan’s Democratic leaders and advocates calling for reforms to stop gun violence • Michigan Advance The state’s leading Democrats on Wednesday joined a crowd of anti-gun-violence advocates to celebrate progress on past reforms to the state’s gun laws, while pushing for further changes intended to pr...

The state’s leading Democrats on Wednesday joined a crowd of anti-gun-violence advocates to celebrate progress on past reforms to the state’s gun laws, while pushing for further changes intended to protect Michigan communities.

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Google and DTE announce Van Buren Township data center agreement, commit to contested case hearing • Michigan Advance DTE Energy, one of the state’s largest energy providers on Tuesday announced that it will be working with Google to supply power to a 1-gigawatt data center in Van Buren Township. Members of the Van B...

DTE Energy, one of the state’s largest energy providers on Tuesday announced that it will be working with Google to supply power to a 1-gigawatt data center in Van Buren Township.

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Protectors and leaders: Michigan women at the center of the modern environmental justice movement  • Michigan Advance When Michigan wrestled with some of the worst environmental crises in the state’s modern history, women have been on the front lines fighting for residents and helping communities recover. From the ci...

@michiganadvance.com is honoring Women's History Month by looking into the major environmental issues facing the state and the women who are leading the fight to protect our resources. From @kdailey.bsky.social @bensolis1.bsky.social and myself:
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Protectors and leaders: Michigan women at the center of the modern environmental justice movement  • Michigan Advance When Michigan wrestled with some of the worst environmental crises in the state’s modern history, women have been on the front lines fighting for residents and helping communities recover. From the ci...

From Flint to the Kalamazoo River and up through the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan Advance is celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting the work of pioneering women in the environmental justice sphere — each of whom have been shining examples of grit and determination.

Michigan Supreme Court hears Line 5 review case as opponents challenge tunnel project approval • Michigan Advance A key permit from state energy regulators approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit should be sen...

A key permit approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit should be sent back to the Michigan Public Service Commission for further review. @michiganadvance.com.
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Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin. - Great Lakes Now The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield and Michigan Medicine contract dispute creates concerns among patients • Michigan Advance Tensions in negotiations between one of the state’s largest insurance companies and a major health network went public last week, as Michigan Medicine Patients received an email warning that Blue Cros...

Tensions in negotiations between one of the state’s largest insurance companies and a major health network went public last week, as Michigan Medicine Patients received an email warning that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan could be moved out of network.

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A former Lansing planning commissioner is helping a data center developer pitch its plan to the city • Michigan Advance As a U.K.-based company pitches a data center to local officials in Lansing, a former member of the city planning commission is helping the company make its case to the public.  Josh Hovey, a former m...

As a U.K.-based company pitches a data center to local officials in Lansing, a former member of the city planning commission is helping the company make its case to the public.

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‘State of the Mama’ highlights importance of Rx Kids and harms of ICE on maternal and child health • Michigan Advance Detroit-based advocacy group Mothering Justice Action Fund hosted its annual State of the Mama event on Thursday night  “These are not abstract policy conversations. These are our realities,” said fou...

“We make it more for everybody. I know sometimes when we are watching the State of the State, especially the State of the Union, sometimes I don’t hear myself in that. I don’t see myself in that,” Aisha Wells, Mothering Justice Action Fund’s director of campaigns, said.

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Michigan falling short of ‘Sixty by 30’ college goal, but it remains a rallying cry • Michigan Advance During her first year in office Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set a goal, referred to as Sixty by 30, of boosting Michigan’s post-secondary education attainment, aiming for 60% of the state’s populat...

As young adults question college’s worth, the Michigan College Access Network aims to help them find their educational path. @michiganadvance.com
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Iran attack prompts war powers debate in Michigan's 7th Congressional District race • Michigan Advance The U.S. military’s joint assault on Iran has ignited a sharp debate over presidential war powers in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District race, drawing comparisons to the Iraq War, as President Donal...

Back on the beat for Michigan's 7th Congressional this cycle. @michiganadvance.com
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How Black pioneers in Michigan health care influenced the state and nation’s political landscape • Michigan Advance This is the fourth and final in a series of articles by Michigan Advance throughout February celebrating Black History Month.    In 2023, the Association of American Medical Colleges shared a survey w...

As we close out Black History Month, Michigan Advance is highlighting several health care workers who challenged and overcame educational and professional barriers. They gave back to their communities through their work inside and outside of the office.

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Whitmer’s final State of the State speech to include pitches on medical debt, housing reforms • Michigan Advance Gov. Gretchen Gretchen Whitmer will highlight her record after nearly a decade in office as Michigan’s chief executive Wednesday evening, but don’t expect the governor’s eighth and final State of the ...

Gov. Gretchen Gretchen Whitmer will highlight her record after nearly a decade in office as Michigan’s chief executive Wednesday evening, but don’t expect the governor’s eighth and final State of the State address to be just another greatest hits compilation.

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Supreme Court justices weigh if Michigan attorney general’s Line 5 case should stay in state court • Michigan Advance On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on behalf of  Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Enbridge Energy on whether the state’s case to shut down the Line 5 pipeline should ...

On Tuesday members of the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Michigan AG Dana Nessel's case to shut down Line 5 should proceed in state court or be heard in federal court. @michiganadvance.com
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Lansing-area lawmakers joins with labor unions in proposing guardrails on AI and employee monitoring • Michigan Advance Employee body cams intended to deter theft, docking an employee’s pay if their computer mouse doesn’t move for more than two minutes and tracking employee bathroom breaks are just some examples of how...

Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing) joined w/ Rep. Julie Brixie (D-Okemos), and members of the AFL-CIO, the Professional Employees Council of Sparrow Hospital and Communication Workers of America to share details on proposed regulations for AI in the workplace.

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Demystifying Deep Green's proposed data center near downtown Lansing • Michigan Advance A U.K.-based developer is pitching “a different kind of data center” in the state’s capital city— but residents remain skeptical. Developer Deep Green, in a partnership with Lansing’s publicly owned u...

ICYMI:@kdailey.bsky.social and I took at look at the proposed Lansing data center and the developer's promises on energy and water use, as well as a policy put forth by city council to allocate a portion of utility revenue to housing services. @michiganadvance.com
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Democratic National Committee files brief supporting Benson in Michigan voting lawsuit • Michigan Advance On Wednesday, the Democratic National Committee is set to file a friend of the court brief backing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee la...

On Wednesday, the Democratic National Committee is set to file a friend of the court brief backing Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee last November.

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