Land
Little prairie in the city: urban nature center restores grasslands
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Current State tours Fenner Nature Center’s recent restoration of 19 acres of prairie land right in the middle of Lansing.
Energy
Michigan task force calls for heavy oil ban in Straits of Mackinac pipelines
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Environmental groups are calling on Michigan to pay attention to the Enbridge pipeline system beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
Water
Michigan company uses dogs to sniff out water pollution
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Environmental Canine Services is a six-year-old Michigan company that uses dogs to find pollution in water.
Nearshore
Fort Mackinac celebrates 200 years in American hands
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The Mackinac State Historic Parks system is celebrating Fort Mackinac’s bicentennial.
Water
Michigan company using algae to reduce use of livestock antibiotics
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A Michigan company’s innovative use of algae could help clean wastewater and reduce the use of livestock antibiotics.
Water
Michigan maps out 30-year water plan
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Director of Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes Jon Allan explains the state’s 30 year blueprint for protecting water resources.
Water
Great Lakes Month in Review: phosphorus and diversion
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Current State’s Great Lakes Month in Review for June looks at reducing phosphorous runoff into Lake Erie and a Wisconsin town that wants to draw its drinking water from Lake Michigan.
Nearshore
Michigan landowners partner with feds on wetland restorations
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The Fish and Wildlife Partners program pairs private landowners with federal wetland experts to help restore some of Michigan’s drained wetlands.
Energy
Michigan oil executive counters concerns about fracking
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An oil executive from West Michigan says petition to ban fracking would hurt Michigan.
Energy
Michigan fracking foes pursue ban through ballot proposal
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Opponents of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, are seeking a ban on the practice in Michigan through a ballot proposal.