Recent investigations into carbon offset programs have revealed inflated carbon reduction promises and unsustainable growing practices. Two west Michigan groups are giving residents an alternative.
Emilio Perez Ibarguen
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Biking booms in the Motor City: More lanes, fun rides — and high fatalities
Recent strides in Detroit’s biking infrastructure have some wondering if the city can become a cycling hub. However, bike and pedestrian safety continue to be an issue.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Dead deer and small fish: Michigan students learn to investigate poaching
For students aiming to become Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers, one program at Northern Michigan University gives them the science and hands-on experience needed to pass the test.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan home energy efficiency standards stalled amid homebuilders lawsuit
Michigan homebuilders and mobile home makers are suing the state over its proposed energy efficiency code that builders say would be in “direct conflict” with addressing the state’s housing shortage. Others argue energy codes play only a small role in hampering new developments.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Great Lakes drownings down, marine patrol funding cut
Drownings in the Great Lakes are down this year, with half of them occurring in Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, the number of drownings in inland lakes isn’t known and some sheriffs are cutting back marine patrols amid a funding shortage.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
The DNR is selling over 120 plots of land. Why?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off 124 properties state officials say are better managed by private hands. Lakefront properties, vast forestland and an island are all up for grabs.
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Future of climate ‘resilience hubs’ uncertain after Trump cuts
Plans to build climate resilience hubs across the state have come to a halt after the Trump administration abruptly canceled nearly $88 million in federal grants meant for Michigan nonprofits. Now, organizers are suing for their money back while scrambling for alternative funding.
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Game regulators blast Ted Nugent for ‘insulting’ Capitol testimony
Michigan game regulators tore into Ted Nugent’s June testimony at the state Capitol, calling his comments underinformed and disrespectful to conservation officers.
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‘We can’t regulate ourselves’ out of whitefish crisis, experts say
Amid a population crash of Michigan’s staple lake whitefish, fisheries experts told regulators that more research needs to be done to discover how to stem the scourge of invasive mussels. Without that, they said, efforts to limit fishing are futile.
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Can Michigan’s forests survive climate change? One researcher is finding out
As climate change pushes the native growing range of Michigan’s most economically productive trees further north, one MSU researcher is hoping to discover genetic traits that could help them survive in hotter climates.