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NARCAN: A Wayne State grant has added Narcan vending machines in seven new locations including Ann Arbor City Hall and sites in Cass, Macomb, Ingham, Isabella, Kent and Wayne counties. The nasal spray form of Narcan can quickly reverse overdoses. By Samuel Blatchford. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS AND ALL POINTS.
SOLAR: Parks, vacant lots and even former dumping sites are being eyed as sites for solar grids. A pair of unlikely lawmakers – a Republican from the Upper Peninsula lawmaker and a Democrat from Ann Arbor – introduced bills to encourage the building and regulation of community solar power centers in smaller communities. By Dan Netter. FOR DETROIT, IRON MOUNTAIN, MARQUETTE, BAY MILLS, SAULT STE. MARIE, CORP! AND ALL POINTS.
The company Crown Castle proposed the installation of 5G cell towers in East Lansing residential areas in late December of last year. Since, residents have shown great opposition, fearing for their health and claiming the towers will be an eyesore.
GAMING: Microsoft has rolled out new Xbox designs that help users save energy, depending on when they use it. The goal is to reduce harmful carbon emissions into the atmosphere. For news and features sections. By Samuel Batchford. FOR ALL POINTS.
OPIOID: The Department of Health & Human Services is promoting a new app intended to help the public prevent and reverse opioid overdoses. We also hear from the head of a State Police program that combats opioid misuse. By Jaden Beard. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHING: Subs are in high demand, and many school districts are contracting with private staffing companies rather than recruiting and handling their own roster of subs as in the past. We talk to a Grand Haven sub, a Grand Rapids-based staffing company and a Western Michigan University expert. By Morgan Womack. FOR GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, HOLLAND, WKTV AND ALL POINTS.
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FENTANYL TESTING: While fentanyl testing strips are considered illegal drug paraphernalia in some 20 states, Michigan supports their use to test illicit drugs to stem the rise in drug overdoses. The simple paper strips test for fentanyl in heroin, fake prescription pills, cocaine and methamphetamine. We talk to state health officials and community groups in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Kingsford and Detroit. Also mentions Oceana, Lake, Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, Allegan, Mason, Oceana and Montcalm counties. By Judy Putnam. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, LUDINGTON, WKTV, HOLLAND, OCEANA COUNTY, IRON MOUNTAIN, GREENVILLE, IONIA, LAKE COUNTY AND ALL POINTS.
MiWaterNet: A stream monitoring program developed at Lake Superior State University is providing scientists with real-time water quality data from small streams in a number of locations in Northern Michigan. The program is also training schoolchildren how to become citizen-scientists in such districts as Les Cheneaux Community Schools, Brimley Area Schools and Pickford Public Schools. By Nicoline Bradford. FOR SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE, CHEBOYGAN, BAY MILLS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND ALL POINTS.
Can social media responsibly guide environmental decisions? Residents of the Great Lakes region can hold strong, often polarizing, opinions. A study shows how such views expressed on Twitter can be used to protect the region’s waterways and parks. Study references Detroit River and online discussion of reintroduction of wolves at Isle Royale National Park, where ecology was the most tweeted-about feature, unlike at other national parks where recreation terms were tweeted most. We talk to researchers from MSU and the University of Wisconsin.
WHEELCHAIRS ON PLANES: Airline travel has its hassles, but the experience can be harrowing for wheelchair users. Possible ways to allow passengers to travel using their own chairs are getting a renewed look. We talk to a Lansing disability advocate who travels by plane, a University of Michigan transportation researcher and the International Air Transport Association. By Samuel Blatchford. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS AND ALL POINTS.