Capital News Service

Green energy expanding in Michigan communities

Michigan communities like Grand Rapids, Traverse City and Northport are moving towards being powered by clean energy.

State-commissioned studies set to come out in June will determine the future of the controversial pipeline.

The Leelanau Peninsula hamlet has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was a good summer for boating on the Great Lakes.

Some Michigan cities and towns outlaw breeds perceived to be aggressive. A proposed bill seeks to end that.

Unattractive fruits and vegetables often needlessly go to waste. That won’t be the case for 40,000 pounds of Traverse City cherries.

They could channel money otherwise spent on salt to road repair.

More than 90 percent of those surveyed want the state to examine urban water systems. Flint’s water woes prompted the concern.

Royalties from oil and natural gas drilling support Michigan recreation projects.

Are they a safer way to drive or a sign of the apocalypse? Michiganders don’t know, but they guess we’ll find out in the next decade or so.