State agencies said the pipeline tunnel construction would affect Native American burial sites, wetlands and threatened and endangered species but concluded the benefits of the tunnel outweigh the damages. The project remains tied up in court.
Northern Michigan
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Federal policy shields safety details of many Michigan dams. Foes demand change
Critics say owners of nearly 100 dams in Michigan take advantage of policies passed after 2001 terror attacks to deprive the public of basic information about the structures.
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In Michigan, 100K live downstream of old, decrepit dams. ‘We’re at their mercy’
Michigan’s aging dams pose growing risks to thousands of downstream residents. Weak standards, slow enforcement and scarce funding mean problem dams fester as climate change brings ever-bigger floods.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan would allow hunters to kill ‘bonus’ buck under proposed pilot program
Deer hunters who go out in the Lower Peninsula during the 2027 season will be limited to ‘one buck,’ but if the earn-a-second-buck program is implemented, they could potentially kill an additional antlered deer.
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Amid dam sale critiques, Consumers offers to send profits to safety fund
As it urges regulators to approve a dam sale plan that a judge called “not in the public interest,” Consumers has offered to funnel $270 million in ratepayer dollars into the special fund. Critics say the company shouldn’t be entitled to those profits in the first place.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Ever tried Claude.AI? Meet the Michigander who inspired its name
Gaylord native Claude Shannon revolutionized how the digital world communicates in the late 1940s. Today, the Michigander is an eponym for one of the fastest-growing AI models.
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Sell out or repair? Homeowners torn after Michigan’s historic flooding
A number of homeowners affected by the historic spring floods are tearing down or selling out — changing their Up North lakeside communities as they do.
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Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas
The April floods that inundated half the state caught many unprepared — and uninsured.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Records: Rural Michigan ‘overlooked’ in Michigan’s $6B subsidy spending spree
A Bridge analysis finds that the northeast Lower Peninsula got $71 per person in economic development spending since 2022, compared to $854 in west Michigan. Some question the disparities.
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Michigan island needs reliable power. Can Great Lakes waves provide it?
University of Michigan researchers are this week testing a prototype that turns wave energy into electricity for the remote Beaver Island.