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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsSupreme Court poop dispute could have big impact on Michigan environment
-How far can Michigan go in its quest to limit farm pollution in Michigan’s lakes and rivers? That’s the subject of a case now before the state’s highest court.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismMichigan’s state park camping reservations are open and filling up quickly
-Campsite reservations are 35-80 percent booked through July across Michigan’s state parks.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsGroup launches campaign to overturn Michigan solar siting law
-Opponents of the new law, which stripped away local permitting control over large wind and solar projects, are pushing a ballot initiative that would ask voters in November to overturn the law.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan farm czar: Our fight against Lake Erie pollution isn’t working
-Ahead of a gathering to assess the health of Lake Erie, Michigan acknowledges it won’t meet a 2025 deadline to cut phosphorus runoff into the lake by 40 percent.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsMichigan regulators approve key permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel
-The ruling puts Enbridge Energy a step closer to tunnel construction despite opposition from environmental and Native American groups.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchConcerns about Michigan steelhead populations prompt new catch limits
-State regulators are ratcheting down the number of fish anglers can keep in some rivers, citing fears that the fish could be in trouble. State scientists disagree.
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No convictions for Flint: Attorney general ends water crisis prosecutions
-A state prosecution team on Tuesday announced it’s given up on the effort to criminally charge public officials for the Flint water crisis. One unsurprised community leader called it “the norm” for a city repeatedly failed by the state.
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Michigan steps up dam removal in race against climate change
-As climate change threatens to warm Michigan rivers, dam removal can drive temperatures down by several degrees. An influx of money has boosted removal efforts, but advocates say more is needed.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchIn warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved
-Government officials begin the grim task of prioritizing which cold lakes and rivers to sacrifice — or save — as the climate changes. Not all cold-water loving fish may survive in the northern Great Lakes region.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEnbridge: Federal review of Line 5 tunnel permit is ‘inexplicably lethargic’
-The Canadian energy giant pleads with Michigan officials to intervene, saying federal authorities are slow-walking their review of a key permit needed to build a tunnel in a pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.
