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The state Legislature has already called it a year, and when it reconvenes in January, Democrats will be in full control for the first time in 40 years. Donna Lasinski spent the last two years serving as minority leader in the state House, but term limits means she will not return to Lansing. The Washtenaw County Democrat joined WEMU's David Fair with a look back at progress made over the just-completed session and what she believes may transpire when Lansing is in Democratic control.

The same Wixom company that dumped PFAs into the Huron River may be causing more damage with the release of a carcinogenic chemical into the sewer system. Monitoring continues to see if the contamination will reach Washtenaw County. Huron River Watershed Council executive director, Rebecca Esselman, joined WEMU's David Fair with the latest on the health of the Huron River.

Two of the tests conducted in Hubbell Pond detected hexavalent chromium, a carcinogenic chemical. The testing was done after Tribar Manufacturing accidentally dumped 10,000 gallons of hexavalent chromium solution into the sewer system that's treated by the Wixom Wastewater Treatment Plant.

"Several thousand gallons" of liquid containing hexavalent chromium have spilled into the Huron River. State regulators are urging people not to play in or drink from the river until further notice.

Skaters enjoy Ann Arbor lake that almost didn’t get to freeze over this winter Updated Feb 07, 2021; Facebook Share ANN ARBOR – On a chilly Friday afternoon in late January, the Nieubuurt siblings skated on First Sister Lake in Ann Arbor, after their online schooling was over. As the sun gleamed off the ice, Rebecca Nieubuurt, the children’s mother, watched as Frances, 8, and Felix, 6, giggled and tried to stay upright on their skates. “A couple neighborhood kids were out here clearing off the lake so that people could walk and skate,” said Nieubuurt. “We just bought skates, but ...