Emergency responders are readying for Lake Superior oil shipping proposals.
Climate
Climate change increases milk production
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Researchers found that increasing temperatures from climate change may slightly increase milk production, despite the heat stress on cows. The loss of milk production through heat stress is offset by the increase in feed production.
Climate
Commentary: Climate change is buggin’ me. And you
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Michigan’s Lower Peninsula has seen a dramatic increase in ticks in the past 10-15 years due to climate change. Blacklegged ticks, also called deer ticks, can spread Lyme disease to people.
Climate
Commentary: Fighting climate change requires individual action and systemic change
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Fighting climate change can often feel like an overwhelming endeavor. Success must be reached using a combination of tactics in a sustained and relentless manner, according to experts.
Climate
Commentary: Climate change threatens downhill runs and uphill chats
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Skiing is a sport enjoyed by millions of people each year. Climate change threatens the sport and the potential for friendships made along the way.
Agriculture
Commentary: Blueberries, climate and loss of community
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In the last few decades, fluctuating temperatures in the late winter or early spring have harmed blueberry production across the state. More of that kind of trouble – and more often – may be in store for the state’s fruit-growers.
Agriculture
Sustainable farming practice mitigates climate change impacts
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A practice called regenerative farming could be the next step for sustainable farming in Pennsylvania. It reduces carbon, a greenhouse gas driving global warming, and improves water quality.
Art
New Detroit art exhibit addresses climate crisis with hope
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With art ranging in size from giant mobiles to miniature paintings, artists from across the country are collaborating to face the climate crisis with a new exhibit in metro Detroit.
Climate
Pigeon River Country to help offset Michigan emissions
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DTE Energy and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have teamed up to use nature’s most powerful vacuums to suck up the excess carbon produced and released into the atmosphere that is causing climate change. Those vacuums are trees.
Agriculture
Farmers chase migrating crops in a warming climate
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As Michigan feels the effects of a changing climate, agriculture experts say they can adapt to keep Michigan farms running.
Climate
Center combines Indigenous and Western knowledge to fight climate change
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Michigan State University and the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians are fighting climate change while preserving Anishinaabeg cultural practices.