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Mine project in Michigan’s U.P. faces sacred site claims
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The Eagle Project mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is facing opposition from the local Native American community which says the mine is being blasted directly into a sacred site.
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Health debate rages on but BPA still lines cans
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to allow a controversial chemical to remain in food packaging.
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Weather, staffing fuel forest fire fears in Michigan
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By Jon Gaskell
Capital News Service
LANSING — Michigan can expect more wildfires this year, officials warn. The state’s Department of Natural Resources is predicting a greater number of forest fires and more acres burned as a result of an unusually warm winter. To make matters worse, long-term shrinking of firefighting resources has reduced the state’s capacity to quell blazes, according to department Director Rodney Stokes. The department’s fire supervisor Scott Heather said Michigan is already seeing blazes much earlier than usual. “Usually for the Lower Peninsula, the season for fires begins around the third week of March,” Heather said.
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New legislation would allow out-of-state competition in Michigan’s energy market
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Should Michigan allow more out-of-state energy companies to enter its energy market?
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Teach a child to fish and, well, you know the rest
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By Patrick Lyons
Capital News Service
LANSING – Project FISH is focused on teaching a new generation of anglers, hoping to reverse the decline of Michigan fishing license sales. The project teaches water ecology, fishing techniques, rules and ethics of fishing and other skills like cleaning and cooking. A Project FISH – Friends Involved in Sportsfishing Heritage – workshop will be held March 6-7 in East Lansing. Project FISH was started in 1995 by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan United Conservation Clubs and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust, said Mark Stephens, the education program coordinator. Since then the program has spread to 37 other states.
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More U.P. mining in Michigan’s U.P. worries enviros
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A renewed interest in mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could provide funding for state parks and boost local economies but could hurt the environment.
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Proposal would allow some Michigan waste dumping
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Operators of compost companies and public agencies in Michigan are criticizing legislative bills that might put them out of business.
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Recalls of unsafe children’s products drop
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By Xinjuan Deng
Capital New Service
LANSING — After an increase in 2010, federal recalls of unsafe children’s products dropped by 24 percent last year. Nursery products were the most-recalled category, accounting for 30 percent, followed by toys at 26 percent. But some advocacy groups say the figures from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are incomplete. Kids in Danger, a nonprofit organization in Chicago, said injuries and other incidents associated with those recalls grew 7 percent. “We don’t know if the Consumer Product Safety Commission looked to recall more products and were unable to persuade manufacturers, or if this represents a decrease in dangerous products in the marketplace,” said Nancy Cowles, executive director of Kids In Danger.
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Demand high, supplies tight for some Michigan-grown organic foods
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There was at least one market unscathed by the economic recession in Michigan – organic food.
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Michigan debate reopens on renewable energy standards
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Proponents of Michigan’s alternative energy optimization standards are at odds with a suggestion to eliminate renewable energy mandates.