PFAS

On this episode Dr. Chet Zelasko covers a variety of topics that includes answers to some of your questions, and what he’s still learning after all these years, such as when Vitamin C was actually discovered. Find out on today’s Straight Talk on Health

Consumers energy has completed more than a thousand projects strengthening its power grid this year with hundreds more planned, a proposed state constitutional amendment to tighten Michigan's voter ID laws barely missed a chance to make it before voters, and more.

The Michigan Department of Health and human Services is awarding millions of dollars to a dozen organizations supporting programs that prevent substance abuse among children, Michigan high schools don't have to include standardized test scores on students' transcripts anymore, and more.

AC Grand Rapids is kicking off a "Summer of Soccer" to build a local fan base during the 026 FIFA World Cup, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers has proposed a new tax break as an incentive to build more affordable housing in Michigan, and more.

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is considered a forever chemical used in the manufacturing of many consumer products, including firefighting foam, and has been linked to cancer

The city of Grand Rapids continues to address gun violence with its free teen summer programs taking place on weekend evenings, a Hillsdale County judge is dismissing felony charges against a former local clerk and a lawyer associated with false 2020 election conspiracies, and more.

Two West Michigan companies have agreed to address PFAS contamination at their property in Belmont, after they were sued by the state

The corridor-based restoration effort spans over 200 acres across nine sites and around six miles of Plaster Creek through Grand Rapids and Wyoming

The Grand Rapids preliminary city budget is out for review focusing on maintaining existing projects, the Michigan House of Representatives voted to stop certain practices in the troubled teen industry, and more.

The site is less than half a mile from the Grand River