Capital News Service
Saving Lake Erie could help other lakes, inland and great
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A diverse group of Michigan organizations is forming a coalition to improve water quality in Lake Erie.
Agriculture
California fires will have little impact on Michigan wine sales
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The full impact of wildfires in Northern California’s wine country is not yet clear.
Capital News Service
Michigan moose on the loose – and on the rebound
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Moose are on the rise in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Land
Helping the Great Lakes one dairy cow at a time
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What does a dairy cow have to do with a healthy lake ecosystem? At a recent Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Buffalo New York, people were invited out to witness that connection first hand.
Echo
Proposed bill would prevent creation of rules more strict than federal regulations
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It’s the third time in six years that the legislation has been pushed. And opponents fear this time there may be enough political will to pass it.
Waste
All those orange traffic barrels can have a second life
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Michigan’s Mount Brighton will showcase the product at its inaugural Fall Fest Oct. 21-22.
Capital News Service
Lack of contractors slows lead removal from Flint and other Michigan homes
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It can take a long time to remove lead from a house, but before removal can happen, contractors need to be available. And there just aren’t enough.
Waste
Major recycling scam in Mich., Wisc., sparks indictment
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A bogus scheme to build an eco-friendly “green energy” waste processing facility in Detroit defrauded lenders and investors – including Chinese investors hoping to qualify for U.S. visas.
Capital News Service
Sandhill cranes could be hunted if legislators get their way
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Some lawmakers want to reverse a hundred years of conservation and allow hunting of Michigan’s sandhill crane.
Capital News Service
Holiday season underway for Michigan’s Christmas tree growers
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By the end of October, Michigan tree farmers will be harvesting trees and shipping them to stores and Christmas tree lots in several states.