By Katie Finkbeiner
A new firearm safety bill by Sen. Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, is intended to bring gun education into schools for students between 6th and 12th grade.
When crafting the bill, Bumstead worked with the Department of Education and agreed there would be no live rounds or weapons brought onto school grounds during training.
Using instructors certified with hunting licenses through the Department of Natural Resources, the 10-hour program would teach safe storage, handling and cleaning of weapons and ammunition.
By Ruth Thornton
A recent study has found dozens of previously unknown “forever chemicals” in the fish, mussels and waters of Lake Huron, revealing more contamination than previously realized.
Researchers from Clarkson University in New York looked for new contaminants, said Bernard Crimmins, an environmental analytical chemist with the university and a co-author of the study.
“There are thousands of PFAS chemicals in use and potentially out in the environment. We need to expand our understanding,” he said, “to see what the true contamination is in the environment.”
By Clara Lincolnhol
Toledo, Ohio, has a rich Rust Belt history that influences its present-day culture. Local environmental groups and agencies are turning to public art to teach residents that the area’s natural history is just as important.
“Telling this story through something visual that beautifies a community is a great way to educate Toledo residents and reconnect them to nature in the place they call home, said Rob Krain,” executive director for the Black Swamp Conservancy.
By Isabella Figueroa
New grants to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty under increased White House scrutiny on federal spending.
In September 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a first round of $5 million across six state biomonitoring programs that measure chemicals in people. Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin were among the states receiving grants.
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