Town hall meetings scheduled to educate voters on wolf proposals
Courtesy: Keep Michigan Wolves Protected LANSING — Keep Michigan Wolves Protected will host 11 statewide…
Environment / Energy
Students learn about forestry, see NCAA Final Four Court tree cut down
AMASA — Students at Forest Park Schools witnessed one of the 100 trees that will…
Rep. Dianda introduces resolution to protect Lake Superior from Asian carp
LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) introduced a resolution Tuesday calling on the federal government to take steps to protect Lake Superior from the threats of Asian carp.
U.S. Geological Survey installs sensor on Chocolay River
HARVEY — If you’ve driven through a residential section of Harvey in the last few…
Sens. Levin and Stabenow co-sponsor resolution opposing nuclear waste repository
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced a Senate resolution urging the administration to oppose a Canadian proposal to build a permanent nuclear waste repository in the Great Lakes Basin.
National Geographic’s “Adventurers of the Year” paddle through the U.P.
National Geographic has named them adventurers of the year, and they’re in Marquette. They spoke…
Volunteers needed for Escanaba River watershed stream monitoring program
The Marquette County Conservation District is looking for volunteers to help out with a new…
U of M receives grant to help study algal blooms in the Great Lakes
Courtesy: Senator Carl Levin’s Office
WASHINGTON — Researchers at the University of Michigan will receive a federal grant of $653,097 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop tools to predict water quality and forecast harmful algal blooms (HABS) in the Great Lakes, U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow announced Tuesday.
DNR awarded grant to help fight white-nose syndrome in bats
Courtesy: Michigan DNR
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that it has been awarded a grant of $52,500 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for work on white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by an invasive fungus that only afflicts bats.
Cliffs signs letter of intent for heat and power co-generation facility
Courtesy: Cliffs Natural Resources
Cliffs Natural Resources can confirm that Cliffs and Invenergy Thermal Development LLC (“Invenergy”) have jointly executed a Letter of Intent to advance consideration of a combined heat and power cogeneration facility to serve Cliffs Michigan operations.