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Lawmakers urge MDEQ to reject Detroit oil refinery permit, compare risk to Flint water crisis
2016-01-06 01:46:10| Waste Management - Topix.net
A group of Democratic state lawmakers are urging the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality not to approve a permit that would allow Marathon Oil to release more pollutants into the air at its southwest Detroit refinery. The changes Marathon is proposing would not violate state or federal air quality standards, the MDEQ found in a preliminary determination.
Data shows even higher lead poisoning in kids in West Michigan than Flint
2016-01-05 01:39:21| Waste Management - Topix.net
The recent scandal over lead-poisoning in the water in Flint prompted many of our communities to take a closer look at the issue. According to recent data, West Michigan neighborhoods are home to even higher levels of lead poisoning in kids than Flint.
DEQ spokesman also resigns over Flint water crisis, says city 'didn't feel like we cared'
2015-12-30 13:09:54| Waste Management - Topix.net
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality spokesperson Brad Wurfel has joined director Dan Wyant in resigning after a task force cited department failures in addressing the Flint water crisis. Wurfel in an email to contacts on Tuesday night said he had been honored to serve under Wyant and was joining his boss in resigning.
Independent report confirms state made mistakes, but not "intentional" ones in Flint water crisis
2015-12-29 09:44:15| Waste Management - Topix.net
In a letter to State Senator Jim Ananich, Auditor General Doug Ringler answers several key questions about the state's role in the decision to switch to the Flint River and how Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality dealt with those decisions. Ringler's review confirms it was the state appointed emergency manager who made the decision to switch to the Flint River, not city leaders.
Flint Group confirms acquisition of Xeikon
2015-12-29 06:00:00| Label and Narrow Web Breaking News
Xeikons products and services form the foundation of a new division called Flint Group Digital Printing Solutions.
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