Energy
Michigan frack report explores options
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The University of Michigan illuminates the unknowns of fracking in Michigan.
Recreation
Michigan Senate opposes EPA-funded student barbecue study
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The students’ goal was to develop technology that reduces air pollution and health hazards related to grills.
Land
Deadline looms to remove private camps from Ottawa National Forest
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More than 100 long-time leaseholders are seeking an extension of their right to keep hunting and vacation camps in the Ottawa National Forest.
Wildlife
Trophy buck costs Ohio resident almost $28,000 in restitution
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The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Arlie Risner owes the state almost $28,000 in restitution after illegally killing a 20-point white-tailed buck.
Land
Criminal probes of Southwest Michigan farm fraud continue
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A Southwest Michigan farmer was sentenced to prison after cheating the federal government out of almost $525,000 through fraudulent crop insurance claims and misuse of marketing assistance loans.
Recreation
Grants boost hunter access in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
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An expanded Michigan land-access initiative will open more private land to hunters in the northern Lower Peninsula.
Wildlife
Michigan lawmakers mull tougher poaching penalties
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The bills would increase poaching penalties with a steep hike in restitution prices.
Land
Land cap not a problem for Michigan DNR
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The Michigan DNR reports no negative outcomes from its initial cap on state land ownership.
Land
Michigan’s ‘Pine King’
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Author Mike Nagel chronicles the business and philanthropic acumen of Michigan’s ‘Pine King’ in his new book.
Energy
Michigan task force calls for heavy oil ban in Straits of Mackinac pipelines
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Environmental groups are calling on Michigan to pay attention to the Enbridge pipeline system beneath the Straits of Mackinac.