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Blood donations at 20-year low. Red Cross urges Michiganders to give | Bridge Michigan

The Red Cross has seen a 40 percent decline in blood donations over the last 20 years. They’re calling it an emergency and hope to entice do

If you're eligible, give a thought to donating blood. Supplies are low. I didn't think I could donate because I have hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). HOWEVER, the Red Cross does accept donations from HH individuals if they meet the other eligibility criteria.

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Michigan brine brouhaha: Proposed limits for unpaved roads prompt dustup | Bridge Michigan

The salty solution is killing the state’s precious waters, but efforts to cut back on spraying have met fierce opposition.

“Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like we ever learn our lesson,” Vosburg said.  “Why do we have to wait until things reach a tipping point to do something?”

There are times I’m convinced humans are dumbest species on the planet.  Reading this article is one of those times.

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Whitmer signs gun safe storage, background checks; House OKs 'red flag' | Bridge Michigan

Two months after a mass shooting at Michigan State University, Gov. Whitmer returns to the campus to sign new gun reform bills.

It isn’t what we need, but its a step in the right direction, and much better than the ‘fuck you, guns aren’t the problem’ stance of the GOP.

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Frogs, salamanders, fairy shrimp usher in spring at Michigan vernal pools | Bridge Michigan

Some call it prom night for amphibians: When warm rain falls in early spring, Michigan’s normally-elusive salamanders and other species gather at ephemeral wetlands to dance in the dark, looking for a mate.

I thought this was a really interesting bit of reporting.  Well done once again Bridge MI.

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Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan delayed another 1.5 years | Bridge Michigan

A tunnel to encase the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline below the Straits of Mackinac was originally supposed to be built by 2024. Instead, construction won’t begin until 2026 due to federal regulators’ delays, if it begins at all.

Good.  Enbridge has a shitty safety record and the last thing we need is another pipeline.  We also needed a win after Biden betrayed every environmentalist and every person under 40 that voted for him when he approved the Willow project.

More info:

Detroit Free Press

Greenpeace

Line 9

Native American Rights Fund

Environmental Defense

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In response debate in the MI house regarding a safe storage gun law, the MI GOP tweeted this.

Per the Bridge MI article about the legislation, which you can read here, “newly elected GOP Party Chair Kristina Karamo likened Michigan Democrats’ effort to amend the state’s gun policies to slavery, Japanese internment and Native American massacres...” 

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Bridge’s Kelly House is Journalist of Year; Bridge wins as top publication | Bridge Michigan

House is the third straight Bridge reporter to win the honor from the Michigan Press Association. Bridge captured 21 awards from MPA, while Yue Stella Yu won the Rookie Writer Award for early career journalists.

Congratulations to Bridge Michigan environmental reporter Kelly House on being selected Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association.  She does wonderful work and I’m happy she’s being recognized.