by Fix MI State | Jun 9, 2017 | Stormwater & Wastewater
Imagine one of the Great Lakes on a sunny day – the water is clear and kids are playing in it. But the day after a big storm, that same lake can reek of raw sewage. It’s caused by a combined sewer overflow – a common problem in over 700 cities and towns nationwide....
by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2017 | Roads & Bridges
As the deadline to pass another state budget draws near, many of us are asking the same question: Why isn’t more being done to fix our roads and invest in our children’s future? A recent statewide survey from EPIC-MRA found that Michiganians want the state Legislature...
by Fix MI State | Jun 8, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
GRAND HAVEN, MICH. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district office in Detroit announced this week that it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region, including an allocation for the...
by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district in Detroit says it has received an additional $16.5 million from Congress for dredging and infrastructure repairs in the Great Lakes region. District engineer Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue says the funding will be used for the most...
by Fix MI State | Jun 7, 2017 | Michigan beaches, Drinking Water & Recreational Waters
Pam Taylor, a woman I admire a great deal, lives in a rural community in Lenawee County, not far from the Ohio border, a place where her family has been farming since 1837. You wouldn’t call her lifestyle wild and crazy. A retired teacher in late middle age, she...