Recreation
Pennsylvania ban on Sunday hunting upheld
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Judge says there is no constitutional right to hunt.
Climate
Can curbing carbon build the economy?
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A funny thing has occurred — some in the GOP and the industry have backed away from the initial relentless criticism of the Obama plan to curb carbon emissions.
Land
Frac sand mining ruling could affect similar Minnesota cases
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“We are aware that the issues involved in this case stir the passions of many people, but our role is limited to faithfully applying the law, whether or not that decision is popular,” the court said.
Energy
Court upholds UP ethanol plant review but project likely dropped
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The project has stalled, perhaps permanently, because of the withdrawal of the lead private investor and elimination of a federal mandate for ethanol made from wood.
Energy
Wisconsin court clears controversial ‘frac sand’ mining permit
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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has upheld a decision by Buffalo County officials to grant a permit that would allow more than 100 truckloads a day of fracking sand to be trucked on local roads.
Land
Preserving the lands of the wealthy
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A stretch of New York’s Hudson Valley is known for its old wealth, stately mansions–and encroaching new wealth and development.
In the words of the National Park Service, “For nearly two centuries, this place has been home to socially prominent New Yorkers.
It still is, and increasingly so. Median household income of $71,508 in 2008-12 is up by 34.70 percent since 2000.
Those pressures make it imperative to preserve what can be preserved of the land and the culture.
Wildlife
Ontario study: climate change impacts freshwater fish range
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The northern boundaries of sportfish species have moved further north in the past three decades, although the amount of change varied from species to species, according to the study published in the journal “Diversity and Distributions.”
Energy
Green versus green and energy dilemmas
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No alternative energy source is without its environmental costs. But as demand for power continues and as existing fossil-fuel and nuclear plants age, the truth is that the Great Lakes states need to aggressively explore alternatives.
Air
Trial to begin in Michigan asbestos case
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A jury trial is scheduled to begin April 29 on asbestos-related criminal charges stemming from the conversion of a former Bay City. Mich., church into a charter school. Roy Bradley Sr. and Gerald Essex are accused of violating the Clean Air Act by failing to properly handle, remove and dispose of material containing asbestos on the Bay City Academy project. The charter school has more than 500 students from kindergarten through 9th grade at the former church and two other buildings. Bradley was in charge of the project and Essex was the foreman supervising demolition and renovation activity at the site between August 2010 and September 2011, according to court documents.