Capital News Service
After 25 years, brownfield cleanup still totals millions
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Since it was launched in 1992, the Brownfield Redevelopment Program has awarded $200 million in brownfield grants and loans for 350 projects in Michigan.
Nearshore
COs encounter oddball situations in the field
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Fall tends to be a busy time of year for Michigan DNR conservation officers, who sometimes go home with stories.
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.
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.