Energy
Local officials wary of new energy plan
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Some believe rural communities already have plenty of wind generators.
Echo
Michigan residents think state government could do better on environment
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This quarter’s State of the State Survey asked over 1,000 Michigan residents how they think the state government is handling the environment.
Echo
Homegrown and served without a moan
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Cultivate Michigan promotes the use of local produce into meal plans at large institutions such as schools and hospitals.
Capital News Service
Lead poisoning is statewide, help is not
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Federal authorities offer a handful of grants each year to provide lead abatement services, but because the competition is so fierce, they go to bigger metropolitan areas. Rural communities are left to fend for themselves to address lead problems that cause a myriad of serious health effects.
Human health
Wildlife getting sicker; people the culprit
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Many rising wildlife diseases are traced to human activities. That has implications for both wildlife and people.
Catch of the Day
Great Lakes experts push for restoration funding after election
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They published a white paper Thursday urging continuation of the multi-million dollar Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and to put it on a five-year rather than annual renewal.
Podcasts
The environmental legacy of the California gold rush
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Nineteenth century gold mining practices involving mercury still threaten this California landscape.
Podcasts
Why conserve? Water experts discuss reporting on water in a time of scarcity
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Coverage from the 26th annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Sacramento.
Podcasts
Biotech company uses DNA to manage watermilfoil
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Managing a plant whose native, invasive and hybrid species look nearly identical is nearly impossible without some scientific guidance.
Fish
Michigan chumming ban on trout streams upsets anglers
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The Michigan Natural Resources Commission decided to err on the safe side, to the displeasure of bait anglers throughout the state.