

2018 elections: Threat of blue wave in congress
By most forecasts, the 2018 congressional elections, on a national level, are expected to hold the potential of a huge wave roiling the...
Feb 20, 2018


DIY home projects and the health risks involved
The popularity and ease of DIY, or do-it-yourself, products is helping consumers find new ways to repurpose, recycle and refinish old...
Feb 20, 2018


Urban forestry: adding to the sense of place
As kids, many of us lay on our back on a bed of grass, staring up into a cluster of green leaves against a clear blue sky. As we get...
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...
Jan 23, 2018


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...
Dec 19, 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...
Nov 21, 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 24, 2017












