Capital News Service
Waters rise, gas prices drop and boats boom in summer 2016
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It was a good summer for boating on the Great Lakes.
Capital News Service
Bill would exterminate breed discrimination
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Some Michigan cities and towns outlaw breeds perceived to be aggressive. A proposed bill seeks to end that.
Agriculture
Rescued food feeds the poor in Michigan
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Unattractive fruits and vegetables often needlessly go to waste. That won’t be the case for 40,000 pounds of Traverse City cherries.
Energy
Opposition to straits pipeline spreading across state
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At least 15 townships and counties have voiced concerns to state officials about the pipeline.
Climate
Road agencies see savings if Michigan’s winter proves mild
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They could channel money otherwise spent on salt to road repair.
Water
Water quality stirs interest of Michigan voters
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More than 90 percent of those surveyed want the state to examine urban water systems. Flint’s water woes prompted the concern.
Recreation
Trust fund awards $28 million for Michigan public lands projects
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Royalties from oil and natural gas drilling support Michigan recreation projects.
Land
Scary but inevitable: survey reveals thoughts on driverless cars
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Are they a safer way to drive or a sign of the apocalypse? Michiganders don’t know, but they guess we’ll find out in the next decade or so.
Land
Deadline looms to remove private camps from Ottawa National Forest
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More than 100 long-time leaseholders are seeking an extension of their right to keep hunting and vacation camps in the Ottawa National Forest.
Recreation
Appeals court says Michigan canoeist can’t sue to sample shore
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The Court of Appeals ruled that a nonprofit organization had the right to deny a canoeist access to the Grand River river shore to test for contamination.