The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has returned their results on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the water supply. Concentrations are above non-detectable, but lower than the United States Environmental Protection Agency's recommended lifetime health advisory limit of 70 parts per trillion.
The Detroit Free Press has reported that northern Michigan could become a new commercial launch site for satellites. A location has not yet been chosen, which means Kinross could be in the running.
Michigan was a major force in the early Space Age, when Chrysler made rockets that carried astronauts and General Motors built the electric buggies they used to explore the moon.
Now, a few visionaries are planning the state's return to space with an ambitious proposal to build a private launch site for commercial satellites in Northern Michigan.
The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association has been corralling investors and seeking federal permitting for the proposed spaceport — dubbed the Michigan Launch Initiative — that would do vertical launches and also handle the takeoff and landing of airplanes that drop rockets that shoot into space.