The Enbridge pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac gets all the attention. But a sprawling industrial complex in Ontario has a long history of chemical spills and botched communications with its coastal neighbors in Michigan.
Chad Selweski
Chad Selweski is a political writer. He blogs at PoliticsCentral.org, and he can be found at @cbsnewsman on Twitter.
Posted inQuality of Life
Toxic chemical spill? Wait for our fax.
News of an industrial spill from Canada’s Chemical Valley can take a long, bizarre path before Michigan towns learn of poisoned waters.
Posted inBusiness Watch
100 workers recalled. Then they all flunked their drug tests.
Michigan companies can’t fill jobs because too many people have opioids or pot in their systems. Is the answer more testing? Or none?
Posted inChildren & Families
Northern Michigan’s 'Disability Belt' now rivals the Deep South and Appalachia
Rural counties across a band of northern Michigan have disability rates up to 18 percent, with little hope these former workers will return to jobs. Experts are trying to reverse the trend.
Posted inMichigan Government
Promised water infrastructure investment comes only in drips
Remember when Flint’s crisis had everybody calling for upgrades to pipes and mains? That’ll be very expensive, and the new Great Lakes Water Authority has lots of other problems to address
Posted inMichigan Government
Politics meets facts on free-trade deals in Michigan
Expect plenty of anti-free-trade rhetoric this fall as the Clinton-Trump presidential campaign hits Michigan. But the economic record doesn’t quite match the rhetoric.
Posted inMichigan Government
Why on earth is Candice Miller running for county drain commissioner?
The popular congresswoman is turning from Washington to pursue an obscure post that few people ever cared about. Until Flint.
Posted inMichigan Government
Before Flint, a Detroit-area water warning system was allowed to crumble
A state-of-the-art water contaminant warning system protected more than 4 million people in southeast Michigan. But a few years back, communities began to pull out of the network, to save money. After Flint, was that a mistake?
Posted inMichigan Government
Will Michigan defy Obama on lifting Iran sanctions?
As President Obama tries to sell Congress and the U.S. people on a nuclear deal with Iran, legislators in Lansing are pushing for ratcheting up state-level sanctions to discourage companies in the state from doing business with Iran.
Posted inMichigan Government
Father of Michigan fireworks law says he has no regrets
Harold Haugh has been vilified for helping to legalize high-powered fireworks in Michigan. He says the law has proved an economic boon to the state.