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Attorney General Bill Schuette Announces Legal Action Against Vanenkevort Tug and Barge for Causing April 1 Hazardous Waste Spill in Straits of Mackinac

Tuesday , 17, April 2018 Up North Progressive Bill Schuette, Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Nestlé Leave a comment

On April 16, 2018, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office issued a letter to Vanenkevort Tug and Barge of Escanaba, Michigan, the state would seek civil charges against the company for “potential liability for discharge of injurious substances to waters of the State.” On April 1, 2018, 550 gallons of liquid dielectric fluid used for cooling […]

What Do GEO Group and Baldwin’s Sewer Have In Common? A Possible 22,000 Bed ICE Contract with the Federal Government

Sunday , 15, April 2018 Up North Progressive Community 4 Comments

The April 5, 2018 Lake County Star reported that GEO Group Inc., would pay for major upgrades to Baldwin’s sewer system in anticipation of receiving a contract with the federal government to house as many as 22,000 immigration detainees. North Lake Correctional Facility, located in Webber Township north of Baldwin, sits empty since last summer […]

Nestlé “We Own the Muskegon River” Waters Gets MDEQ Approval to Pump 400 Gallons of Ground Water Every Single Minute.

Wednesday , 4, April 2018 Up North Progressive Environment, Flint Water, Nestlé Leave a comment

While people in Flint are quickly approaching a thousand days with undrinkable water, the Michigan Department of Environmental IneQuality approved Nestlé Waters’ request to more than double the output of water from the ground in Osceola County and sell it for a profit. This is after a year and a half of written comment, and […]

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