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A BP subsidiary will pay a $40 million penalty and install technology to control releases of contaminants at its Whiting oil refinery on the Indiana shoreline of Lake Michigan, officials said Wednesday.
Eleven people have been charged in Michigan in a scheme to evade air-pollution rules by tampering with software and hardware in heavy-duty diesel engines, federal authorities said Wednesday.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy this month announced a $3 million grant to Mackinac Island Ferry Co., formerly known as Star Line, to replace two 1988 diesel engines with two new electric propulsion motors on a ferry called the Chippewa.
The 1990 election of Gov. John Engler ushered in a new era of deregulation, and, for the next several decades, governors and a largely GOP-controlled Legislature shredded environmental protections while defunding and gutting the state's regulatory agencies.
Health officials say people and pets should avoid contact with the Huron River in parts of Oakland and Livingston counties. It also advises that fish caught in that area should not be eaten.
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Emma Lockridge has to go for walks outside of her community just to breathe in fresh air. That's because the smog, pollutants, and air quality around her home are so bad.
The Marathon Refinery is bypassing safety tests during the pandemic. Here's how local residents are responding.
