Climate change
Saving the great Northwoods may require transforming it
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As a warming climate transforms forests across the northern Great Lakes, scientists working in the iconic Minnesotan landscape are embracing the change.
Green Gavel
Minn. company, executives charged in PCB case
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Luminaire Environmental and Technologies, Inc. made “false representations to customers” and prospective customers that it would properly dispose of or incinerate the PCBs, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
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.
Homepage Featured
September 11 memorial place of healing for people–and trees
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While the Flight 93 National Memorial is described as a place of mourning and relief for family and friends, it’s not just relatives doing the healing here.
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.
Art
Cycling professor makes the Great Lakes his classroom
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New book looks at a professor’s journey around the Great Lakes on bike.
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.
Videos
Video: Lake Erie algae blooms hurt local economy
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Businesses along western Lake Erie are hurting from dwindling tourism as more anglers avoid the lake, said charter fisherman Dean Thompson. His own business has dropped 40 percent this year.