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Long-held misconceptions about pit bull breeds still have negative effects on adoption rates, but increased awareness and community support have somewhat improved the situation, officials from animal shelters statewide say.
Like corn and apples, Michigan’s soybeans have been hit hard by the drought and extreme hot weather.
“We are facing a 60 to 70 percent reduction of soybeans altogether compared to normal years,” said Tim Boring, research director of the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee in Frankenmuth.
According to figures from the committee, Michigan ranks 12th among nation’s 31 soybean-producing states. Nearly 2 million acres are planted annually in Michigan.
The dunes are much younger and move more quickly than previously thought.
That finding has implications for protecting them.
LANSING — A new Vulnerable Household Warmth Fund in the Department of Human Services is temporarily replacing a decade-old state program to help low-income residents heat their homes this winter. The fund will provide $58 million to help consumers pay their gas and electric bills. That’s less than $87 million available last year and $89 million in 2010 when the program was under the public service commission, according to its reports.
Legislation to authorize specialty fundraising plates for Sleeping Bear Dunes, the Girl Scouts and other pet causes are gathering dust in Michigan Senate and House committees.
As apple growers statewide struggle to make up for losses, experts say the ramifications of one of the toughest crop years ever could continue to harm the industry. One worry: Will seasonal workers return to Michigan?
The long battle over building a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor has been almost free of environmental debate.
The dry summer has increased the mosquito that spreads the West Nile virus.
The species easily reproduces in a warm, dry climate.
Michigan health officials say more than 115 cases and six deaths have been confirmed this year, up from 34 cases last year.
Lake Superior has long entranced us — with its fickle, dramatic beauty and threats, with its historic legacies and legends, with its immensity and with the people who live along its shores.
Now two new books highlight some of the reasons for our fascination and our awe.
Childhood obesity has tripled in the last decades, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Programs to curb childhood obesity would be more effective if they were gender-specific, researchers say.