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Capital News Service is a wire service at Michigan State University covering state government - issues and personalities.
Farmers are treating cows with more than the usual number of pneumonia cases, chapped teats and udders, disturbed calving cycles and injuries from slipping on ice.
Despite the near-record snowfall in Michigan that created a banner year for snow-related sports, snowmobile fatalities haven’t climbed with the piles of snow.
Heavy snowfall is proving to be helpful for some of Michigan’s endangered species, like Karner blue butterflies.
The Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association pushed for the legislation, sponsored by Sen. Thomas Casperson, R-Escanaba.
Michigan officials fear a return of the aquatic invasive plant that was once popular in home aquariums.
Old tires could create pothole resistant Michigan roads.
If it works, it may help address a disposal headache.
The bill is supported by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, but it is not without controversy.
Michigan’s winter surfing season is in a freeze with record-breaking lows that froze the Great Lakes.
Sponsored by Rep. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, the bill would raise the 4.626 million acre cap on land and allow the Department of Natural Resources to acquire more.
While cold weather isn’t particularly new for Michigan vineyards, the recent string of record-breaking lows have raised some serious concerns amongst winemakers.