DNR is listening for snowmobile noise law violations
MARQUETTE — The Michigan DNR has conservation officers patrolling the western U.P. because of snowmobile…
Environment / Energy
Conservation districts receive grant to fight invasive species
MUNISING — A coalition of central U.P. environmental groups has just received nearly $250,000 in…
Forestland certification program celebrates 20th birthday
WELLS TOWNSHIP — The Sustainable Forestry Initiative has been certifying forestland across North America for…
UPPCO to lower water levels at Dead River reservoir
MARQUETTE — Water levels at a hydroelectric reservoir located on the Dead River System will…
Feds order new way to pay for Presque Isle Power Plant by mid-April
DAFTER — By mid-April, the people that run the Midwest’s regional power grid will have…
Cliffs and We Energies agree to end Presque Isle Power Plant payments
LANSING — We Energies has heard back from Cliffs Natural Resources and the deal is…
We Energies makes offer that could end SSR payments
MARQUETTE — We Energies has made an offer that could eliminate System Support Resource payments…
Houghton organization seeking energy manager
HOUGHTON — The Houghton Energy Efficiency Team, or HEET, is looking to fill a special…
We Energies talks Presque Isle plant SSR payments
MARQUETTE — With the Empire and Tilden mines buying power from the Presque Isle Power…
Environmentalists call lawsuit against EPA ‘child’s tantrum’
MARQUETTE — Last week it was announced that a few selected members of the Marquette…