Residents of the Northside neighborhood of Kalamazoo are fighting the global paper manufacturing company Graphic Packaging International and the local, state and federal government to stop the poisoning of their community with toxic hydrogen sulfide gas.
Don't go outside if the odor is present, the state tells neighbors of the polluting plants. "Is the state going to do anything about it?” one resident asked.
A Michigan federal judge on Monday rejected Graphic Packaging International's attempt to dismiss a proposed class action that alleges discharges from one of the company's paper mills are damaging landowners' property.
Environmental activists have lauded Michigan’s new climate plan as a positive step toward weaning Michigan off fossil fuels, but urged state regulators to set more aggressive targets for transportation, housing, and other areas of heavy energy consumption.