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Press Release Archive
2007
| March 1, 2007 — |
Tentative mine permit yanked
Suppressed reports put DEQ decision under fire
Gov. Jennifer Granholm's environmental regulators rescinded preliminary approval for a dangerous Upper Peninsula nickel mine after discovering that key technical reports questioning the mine's safety have been suppressed by Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Staff.
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| March 8, 2007 — |
Environmental groups call for removal of top mining regulator
Deleted documents part of a pattern of lax accountability and biased scrutiny of dangerous sulfide mining proposal
The reassignment of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s top mining regulator is essential to restoring integrity to the agency’s mine permitting process, four of the state’s leading environmental organizations and citizens groups said.
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| April 30, 2007 — |
Pesticides and kids: Dangerous springtime ritual
Coalition seeks stronger laws, education on lawn treatments
A broad coalition of health and environmental groups are launching a year-long effort to educate policy makers and parents about pesticide applications in and around Michigan schools. Such applications routinely expose children to chemicals linked to cancer, asthma and neurological disabilities.
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| May 16, 2007 — |
Federal investigation needed into
Palisades security breach
Magazine says Michigan nuclear plant's security chief faked his security clearance, exhibited bizarre behavior
Disturbing details of June’s Esquire Magazine article, “Mercenary,” by Tom Junod, requires a full federal investigation of security at Palisades nuclear power plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline and other U.S. nuclear plants.
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