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Recycling Raccoon Squad helping fans recycle at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor this season
Read full article: Recycling Raccoon Squad helping fans recycle at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor this seasonSome familiar faces have been posted around Michigan Stadium to teach fans the do's and don'ts of recycling.
Flat Rock residents demand answers for chemical leak at city council meeting
Read full article: Flat Rock residents demand answers for chemical leak at city council meetingAfter the flammable and cancer-causing chemical, benzene, was found in the in the sewer system, many Flat Rock residents are voicing their opinions about now having to be displaced because of the recommended evacuation.
EGLE approves permit for new Line 5 tunnel under Straits of Mackinac
Read full article: EGLE approves permit for new Line 5 tunnel under Straits of MackinacMACKINAC COUNTY, Mich. – There was praise and disappointment on Friday after the Michigan Department Environment, Great Lakes and Energy approved the first permits to for the controversial tunnel project around the Enbridge Line 5 gas line. The dual oil pipeline is among the largest in the region and runs directly through the Mackinac Straits carrying 23 million gallons of crude oil each day. In 2010, a separate Enbridge pipeline spilled more than 800,000 gallons of oil into Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River. AdEnvironmental scientists estimate an oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac would cost almost $2 billion in cleaning costs and lost tourism revenue. This week the Canadian Consul General in Detroit telling the Canadian National Post shutting down Line 5 could harm Canadian-U.S. relations.
CEO of Recycle Ann Arbor discusses plans for new facility
Read full article: CEO of Recycle Ann Arbor discusses plans for new facilityANN ARBOR – In mid-November, it was announced that Recycle Ann Arbor received significant investments to rebuild its materials sorting facility that had been closed since 2016. Recycle Ann Arbor came up with the rest in the largest-ever fundraising effort for the 40-year-old organization. CEO of Recycle Ann Arbor, Bryan Ukena, said the new state-of-the-art facility will eliminate the need to send the city’s recyclables across state lines. Recycle Ann Arbor will be using the shell of that building for its new facility, and will install all new equipment. The land is owned by the city, and Recycle Ann Arbor has a ground lease to lease the land and outer building.