Birds
Conservationists toast comeback of the Kirtland’s warbler in Michigan
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Environmentalists are celebrating the return of the Kirtland’s warbler in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula.
Capital News Service
European wine shortage might not affect price of Michigan wine
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Predictions are that wine prices will rise because of global problems facing the industry, with 2017 production at its lowest level in 60 years amid poor crops caused by bad weather and wildfires.
Capital News Service
Solar power changes cause critics to sizzle
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A new order by the Michigan Public Service Commission will reduce savings for homes deciding to generate electricity from solar energy, possibly creating a disincentive for homeowners to install solar systems.
Capital News Service
Electric cars fighting for fuel in Michigan
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Michigan is moving to better accommodate electric cars with upcoming pilot programs by DTE Energy and Consumers Energy.
Capital News Service
Campaign against plastic straws picks up speed
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Americans use lots and lots of plastic straws, and that’s bad for the environment.
Capital News Service
Honk, honk, ribbit, ribbit in protected wetlands
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A new study done in Ontario and Michigan finds that waterfowl aren’t the only beneficiaries of wetlands management projects and restoration–many other bird and frog species benefit too.
Capital News Service
Catch more trout–if you can!
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Angling for brook trout? Fourteen U.P. counties — Menominee is the sole exception — now have at least one stream where the daily bag limit for brook trout is five rather than 10.
Capital News Service
New invasive plant plan fights monarch nemesis
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State agencies and their partners are working to save the declining monarch butterfly, which is threatened by the black swallow-wort, an invasive vine that resembles the milkweed plants that monarchs need to eat.
Capital News Service
New findings raise concerns about avian malaria in Great Lakes region
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The blood parasites that infect songbirds with avian malaria are far more diverse in Southwest Michigan than scientists knew.
Echo
Calls for national cattle tracking system follow Michigan’s success
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Michigan is among the first states to track cattle with ear tags that emit radio signals, a system livestock officials say should be adopted nationwide to track disease outbreaks.