AG calls for shutting down oil pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general called Thursday for shutting down twin oil pipelines that run beneath the waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet.
Republican Bill Schuette said a “specific and definite timetable” should be established for decommissioning the nearly 5-mile-long (8-kilometer-long) section of Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac.
He said one option was a tunnel under the straits that would “create infrastructure and construction jobs” while allowing for “continuous visual inspection.”
Schuette commented as the state of Michigan prepared to release a consultant’s report analyzing alternatives to Line 5, which has been in place since 1953. Environmental groups say it’s unsafe and want it removed, although the company insists it’s in good shape.
It carries about 23 million gallons (87 million liters) of light crude oil and liquid natural gas daily across sections of Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas.
“The safety and security of our Great Lakes is etched in the DNA of every Michigan resident, and the final decision on Line 5 needs to include a discussion with those that rely on propane for heating their homes, and depend on the pipeline for employment,” said Schuette.
Mother accused of trying to set fire to car with son inside
LASALLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A mother is accused of trying to torch a car with her 11-year-old son bound and locked inside at a southeast Michigan cemetery.
The Monroe County sheriff’s office says 48-year-old Sherrie Richter was arraigned Thursday on assault with intent to murder and arson charges.
The sheriff’s office said preliminary investigations show Richter bound the boy’s wrists, locked him inside the car and tried to set two fires in the vehicle at Roselawn Memorial Park, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of the Ohio state line.
She then freed the boy. The mother and son were later found walking in the cemetery. The boy was taken to a hospital as a precaution and released.
Richter, of Frenchtown Township, is jailed on a $100,000 bond.
Wayne Law presents Information Democracy: Legislative Processes
The Detroit Equity Action Lab at Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights presents “Information Democracy: Community Investigation and Research Trainings.” The sixth of eight workshops will cover Legislative Processes from 6-9:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 at the Damon J. Keith Law Collection #2242, 471 W. Palmer in Detroit. Attendees will explore how State Legislative processes work to become a more effective community organizer or researcher. The workshops are free and open to the public. A light dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Kate Levy at (313) 577-2980 or online at kate.levy@wayne.edu.
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