by Fix MI State | Feb 15, 2017 | Dams & Other
While Michigan faces no potential dam collapse disasters like the worsening situation in Oroville, Calif., the Great Lakes State has thousands of dams that are aging, under-maintained and pose localized risks. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality oversees...
by Fix MI State | Feb 9, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Dams & Other, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
Michigan voters rank fixing infrastructure — roads, bridges, dams, drinking water systems and sewer systems —as the top problem facing the state, according to a new survey conducted by EPIC-MRA for FixMIState. Nearly 31 percent of voters said fixing the state’s...
by Fix MI State | Feb 2, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
WXYZ Detroit – It’s time to unite around an important issue that impacts all of us – INFRASTRUCTURE! Across our state and nation, too many roads, bridges, sewers, water mains and energy supply lines are at risk. Now, while our economy is strong, it’s the...
by Fix MI State | Jan 31, 2017 | Roads & Bridges, Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Stormwater & Wastewater
When I was growing up, a pretty standard exchange at the family dinner table was, “Be sure to eat your vegetables, dear.” “Yeah, OK,” I’d say. And mostly I’d eat them, reluctantly, after finishing the better stuff. But as l grew older, like many of us, I gradually...
by Fix MI State | Jan 24, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
A Trump administration “priority list” of potential targets for federal infrastructure spending reportedly includes three Michigan projects — the M-1 Rail line in Detroit, the Gordie Howe International Bridge and the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie. McClatchy News first...
by Fix MI State | Jan 17, 2017 | Dams & Other, Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters, Roads & Bridges, Stormwater & Wastewater
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder will address Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure at his seventh State of the State address at 7 tonight at the Capitol, as he continues to grapple with the Flint drinking water crisis and confronts a new emergency with a Macomb...
