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As rainfall in Michigan gets increasingly severe and erratic, fertilizer prices skyrocket and concern grows over the environmental impact of agricultural run-off, many farmers are returning to an old technique.
Water quality advocates are fighting legislation that would let voter-approved bond money be used for brownfield cleanup rather than water infrastructure improvement.
The money is on hand because Michigan voters in 2002 approved $1 billion in loans to improve water quality.
Despite its reputation for gray skies, clouds and rough winters, Michigan may begin to rely more heavily on solar power to meet its electricity demands, some energy experts say.
A shortage of trained fire officers in Michigan is reducing the capacity to fight and prevent forest fires on state land, according to a state official.
New research from the Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Michigan State University suggests there’s a growing viral threat to blueberry plants in the state: blueberry shock and scorch.
Oakland and Macomb counties are getting a little greener with federal money for energy-based projects under the Obama administration’s stimulus program.
Sixty-one communities received grants from the Department of Energy, most in the southeast part of the state. Among them are projects to manufacture wind turbines, generate electricity from wastewater sludge and install solar shingles.
Michigan’s got a big pig problem, and nobody wants to take the blame.
The presence of feral pigs has been widely reported in the media.
Legislators from Detroit and Greenville have teamed up in an effort to ease restrictions on Detroit under the state farming laws.
The latest round of Department of Agriculture (MDA) grants will promote new cost-effective ways to manage wastewater from food processing — a rising concern in growing specialty crops.
The grants to companies in Frankfort and Grand Haven and to Michigan State University are part of a larger initiative to enhance the state’s agriculture industry, including food processing.
Michigan environmental groups say the Senate has unjustifiably delayed a bill to ban a chemical linked to brain damage among breast-fed children.
New research shows increasing concentrations of flame retardants in women’s breast milk in the Great Lakes basin.
Studies show the chemical can harm human health and is finding its way into soil, water and wildlife in Michigan.