Michigan’s transition to green energy is plagued by fights over placing wind and solar arrays on farmland and forests. But fewer balked over plans to build a green energy plant on abandoned industrial land.
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Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan deer hunt: Why rifle season won’t dent populations & other questions
The season starts Friday. You asked, we answered: Why isn’t year-round hunting? Why are deer so numerous even with so many hunters? What about a commercial hunt?
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Lunch Break on deer hunting trends in Michigan
Bridge’s latest Lunch Break reader event featured a lively discussion about deer hunting and managing deer populations in our state.
Posted inMichigan Government
In razor-thin race, watch these Michigan regions in Harris, Trump race
Tuesday’s results could come at the margins, a few thousand votes here and there in Detroit, the suburbs, rural Michigan and Ottawa County.
Posted inBusiness Watch
UP lumber mills go to bank auction months after sale to private equity firm
The industry has faced drastic price drops since a 2021 peak.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Mining rush brings hope, dread to Upper Peninsula, amid historic energy shift
Decades after the bust, prospectors again descend on Michigan’s northwoods for minerals to make electric batteries. Communities are desperate for jobs. But at what cost?
Posted inBusiness Watch
In bustling Marquette, tensions grow amid $1M condos, influx of new residents
Growth and change has come fast to the Upper Peninsula’s biggest city, along with a new rallying cry: ‘Don’t Traverse City my Marquette.”
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Fire danger remains high in Michigan, dry conditions continue
Several wildfires occurred over the weekend including a 100-acre fire in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula due to dry conditions.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
As deer ravage suburbs, Michigan urges hunters: Do your part, shoot a doe
Michigan’s deer populations have soared to 2 million, so the state is tweaking regulations to encourage hunters to shoot more females.
Posted inBusiness Watch
USDA awards $2 million in grants to help Michigan farms grow specialty crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $2 million to Michigan farmers who cultivate specialty crops.