Next Monday kicks off National Invasive Species Awareness Week. The Great Lakes experience with invasive species offers many lessons that apply across Pennsylvania as the state grapples with a growing number of invasive plants, insects, and fish and other animals. Read the full story by GoErie.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and several other officials must testify in a civil trial involving engineering firms being sued over liability for lead-contaminated water connected to the Flint water crisis, a judge ruled Monday.
U.S. District Judge Judith Levy denied motions by Snyder, his former advisor, two former state-appointed emergency managers and an ex-Flint city official to quash subpoenas compelling them to testify.
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