Jan 23, 2018
Fire retardants: human health complications
According to a 2009 study by scientists at the University of Michigan and Duke University, dust from the cushions of some couches and...
Dec 19, 2017
Bad cops: weeding them out, keeping them out
They’re the people at the front lines of safety, the ones we in the public put our trust and faith in to both protect and serve. Police...
Dec 19, 2017
Asbestos continues its threat on public health
Dr. Raja Flores, head of thoracic surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, is recognized for pioneering efforts in the...
Nov 21, 2017
Spring water bottling operations concern
The controversy escalated recently because Nestle Waters North America, which has a number of bottled waters and beverages in its...
Nov 21, 2017
Big business favored on medical marijuana?
December 15, 2017 marks the official start of Michigan's green gold rush, as the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation begins accepting...
Oct 24, 2017
Dicamba herbicide spawning new concerns
Scientific breakthroughs in genetically modified seeds have given new legs to a pesticide that previously had a limited role in the...
Oct 24, 2017
Public safety moonlighting rules
Moonlighting, or working a second job after normal business hours or your regular shift, is a longstanding tradition in this country,...
Oct 3, 2017
Ellsberg: Cranbrook, Pentagon Papers, book
Deemed "the most dangerous man in America" by former United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger for...
Sep 28, 2017
How prepared are we for disasters?
In the last few weeks, Florida and Houston have faced down catastrophic hurricanes, California, Washington and Oregon have battled...
Sep 28, 2017
A catalog of hate groups operating in Michigan
Across the country and throughout the state, hate is on the rise. Nationally, there were 917 hate groups identified in 2016 by the...
