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State environmental officials say it’s too early to call it a windfall. That’s because some portion of the money that showed up on the state’s year-end balance sheet will likely be offset by lower-than-average revenue next year, as Michiganders liquidate stockpiles of empties that they didn’t get around to returning in 2020. The glut of bottle bill revenue comes as a GOP-majority House budget recommendation proposes slashing the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s overall budget by nearly 70 percent a move that is unlikely to gain approval from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat. Under current law, 75 percent of revenue from unredeemed bottles which in 2019 totaled $43 million goes to the state Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund, where much of it supports EGLE’s efforts to clean up and redevelop contaminated sites. The other 25 percent goes to retailers who sell bottled drinks to offset their cost of collecting returns. ....
Final stages of I-696 green ooze cleanup begin on Monday wxyz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wxyz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MDOT to close I-696 exit ramp at Couzins for 'green ooze' hazmat site cleanup fox2detroit.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fox2detroit.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
February 1, 2021 TEMPE, Ariz. â February 1, 2021 â Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in January, with the overall economy notching an eighth consecutive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The January Manufacturing PMI registered 58.7 percent, down 1.8 percentage points from the seasonally adjusted December reading of 60.5 percent. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the eighth month in a row after contraction in March, April, and May. The New Orders Index registered 61.1 percent, down 6.4 percentage points from the seasonally adjusted December reading of 67.5 percent. The Production Index registered 60.7 percent, a decrease of 4 percentage points compared to the seaso ....