(IN) The Indianapolis Star – Gov. Mitch Daniels and U.S. Reps. Mike Pence and Steve Buyer have some significant non-allies in their vehement opposition to the carbon reduction legislation now moving through Congress.

(MI) Traverse City Record Eagle – The lessons in environmentalism are part of a schoolwide effort to become more ecologically conscious, an initiative that gained recent traction when The Children’s House was awarded state “green school” status.

(MI) Grand Rapids Press – When Ron Myszak’s four fishing buddies came to his home on Myers Lake for the start of bass season Saturday, he hoped for pristine boating and angling conditions.

(MI) The Detroit News – While Michigan struggles with a 12 percent unemployment rate — one of the highest in the nation — great strides are being taken to retrain our work force for the green jobs of the future and get us back to work. And these efforts will have lasting impacts on the quality of our land, air and water.

(MI) The Detroit News – All three peregrine falcon chicks — Tucker, Wetzel and Cass — were named after officials with the state’s Department of Natural Resources and the Detroit Zoological Society tagged them with identification bands and gave them a quick physical Wednesday morning.

(MI) Booth Newspapers – The federal government will speed up a long-delayed assessment of how dioxins affect human health, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.

(IL) Chicago Tribune – Once championed as a cutting-edge solution to the region’s waste problems, a towering machine built to cook Chicago’s sewage into fertilizer is scheduled for its first test next month off the Stevenson Expressway in west suburban Stickney.

(OH) The Toledo Blade – Though the Great Lakes have been the driving force behind many environmental laws since the early 1970s, they soon may undergo a moderate shift in how they’re researched and regulated for future generations.

(WI) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Jody Barbeau wades into a shallow pond in woods less than a mile from shoppers at Mayfair Mall and commuters on congested U.S. Highway 45 – to glimpse a bustling community of other creatures.

(MI) Muskegon Chronicle – A “Honk if you need help” sign and free-roaming chickens and cats serve as the welcoming committee at Stone Road Eco Farm.