| Jan. 22, 2002 — |
Michigan's Department
of Environmental Quality and the Department of Community Health
Are Attempting to Suppress Vital Scientific Information about
Dioxin Levels in Midland
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| Jan. 23, 2002 — |
Support
for Advanced Technology Vehicles Needs to be Balanced
Groups question Governor’s approach to fuel cell research
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| Jan. 25, 2002 — |
Prompt
Senate Action Needed to Stop Great Lakes Drilling
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| Jan. 31, 2002 — |
Citizens ask for
Federal Probe into Major Dioxin Cover-up in Michigan
Dioxin
Levels 80 Times Above State Standards Found in Floodplain
at Confluence of Tittabawasee and Saginaw Rivers
DEQ
Director Blocks Further Testing, and Seeks Suppression of
Health Assessment Calling for Aggressive Action
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| Feb. 13, 2002 — |
State Senate Overwhelmingly
Approves Ban on Directional Drilling
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| Feb. 28, 2002 — |
MDEQ Cuts Dangerous
Deals with Dow Chemical
Department Rolls Over on its Own Policies to Appease Known
Polluter
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| March 25, 2002 — |
State to Hand Control
of Toxic Sites to Polluters
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| April 2, 2002 — |
Sierra Club ads critical of Michigan senators
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| April 5, 2002 — |
People Win Victory
as Drilling Ban Becomes Law
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| April 11, 2002 — |
Project Finds Great
Lakes States Environmental Reporting Flawed
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| April 29, 2002 — |
Neighbors and Environmental
Groups Seek Action to Ensure GM Permit Complies with the Clean
Air Act
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| May 6, 2002 — |
GM
Agrees on Pollution Limits: No Appeal Will be Pursued
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| May 14, 2002 — |
Nearly two million Michigan children breathe pollution from dirty power plants
Kids
at Risk for Asthma, Birth Defects and Premature Death: New
Effort to Give Michigan Parents All the Facts
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| May 22, 2002 — |
Legislature Takes
First Step to Address Massive Sewage Overflows
Final
$1 Billion Sewer Bond is a Step in the Right Direction
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| May 24, 2002 — |
New federal data
shows Dow Largest total dioxin emitter in Michigan
Groups
Reaffirm Call for a Full Assessment of Dioxin Contamination,
and a Phase Out of Dioxin Releases
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| June 13, 2002 — |
President Bush
Plans to Rollback the Clean Air Act
Announced
Changes will Mean Increased Pollution in Michigan
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| June 20, 2002 — |
MDEQ Budget Cuts
Will Devastate State's Ability to Protect Michigan's Water
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| July 3, 2002 — |
Public Opinion
Ignored in MDEQ Reorganization
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| July 9, 2002 — |
Yucca Mountain nuke dump mirage of a solution
Environmental and Citizen Groups Applaud Stabenow's Vote To
Protect the Lakes, Blast Industry Smear Campaign
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| Aug. 7, 2002 — |
Voters support
changes to natural resources fund
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| Aug. 20, 2002 — |
Michigan Falls Short in Protecting Children From Pollution
Study Recommends Michigan Revamp Laws, Rules
To Curtail Pollution-Related Health Risks for Kids
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| Aug. 29, 2002 — |
MDEQ Re-issues
Delta Township Plant Permit
New High-Tech
Auto Plant Will Not Have Latest Pollution Controls
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| Sept. 18, 2002 — |
Law to Ban Sale
of Mercury Thermometers Goes to the Governor's Desk
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| Oct. 11, 2002 — |
Citizens Outraged by Lax Enforcement of Environmental Laws
Dow Chemical
Co. and Continental Aluminum
receive special treatment from State officials
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| Oct. 31, 2002 — |
Michigan's Coastal Wetlands Under Attack
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| Nov. 13, 2002 — |
Public Health, Environmental Groups Settle
Smog Lawsuit with EPA
Health-based
air-quality standard to be enacted after five-year delay
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| Dec. 5, 2002 — |
Citizens sue to stop dioxin deal between state and Dow Chemical
Coalition
Challenges 11th-Hour Agreement That Relaxes Standard for Dioxins,
One of the Most Toxic Substances Known
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| Dec. 9, 2002 — |
Judge Orders Hearing
on Illegal Dow Chemical Consent Order
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| Dec. 19, 2002 — |
Environmental groups
warn President against appointment of Engler to head EPA
In
Letter to Bush, Groups Say Rumored Choice of Outgoing Michigan
Governor Would Underscore "Contempt" for Environment
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