The nation’s first public EV charging network for off-road vehicles is now open in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, amid a push to electrify recreational vehicles and watercraft.
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Opinion | Michigan, invest in dental therapy programs to diversify oral-health workforce
Dental therapy is a proven, evidence-based strategy for building a more representative dental workforce, but currently there are no educational pathways in Michigan. This situation needs urgent attention.
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In rural Michigan, farmers split over big solar
Developers are trying to lease large tracts of land for utility-scale solar projects, but their plans are pitting neighbor against neighbor in Livingston County, even prompting allegations of ‘disinformation’ campaigns.
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Invasive spotted lanternfly confirmed in Michigan — second time since 2022
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has detected a population of spotted lanternflies in Monroe County. The invasive insects excrete a sticky liquid that can grow a ‘sooty mold’ deadly to plants.
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Black flies are swarming in northern Michigan and the U.P.
Black flies are tiny insects that are commonly found in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula near bodies of water. While male black flies don’t bite, the females do, which can cause a painful, itchy rash.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan rolls out relief for dairy farmers hurt by bird flu
The Michigan Department of Agriculture is offering financial assistance to dairy farms that have been impacted by the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
Posted inMichigan Government
What farmers want from Michigan’s next U.S. senator
Members of Michigan’s agriculture industry outline what they’re watching in Congress as negotiations over the latest farm bill ramp up and U.S Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a longtime champion of farming issues in Congress, prepares to retire.
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Michigan’s ‘queen of ag’ is retiring, risking Democratic U.S. Senate seat
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s electoral dominance in Michigan was fueled by her crossover appeal to Republicans in the state’s agricultural industry. Farmers haven’t settled on a successor.
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Severe weather costs Michigan millions. Can funding meet demands?
Michigan is grappling with increasingly expensive climate-related weather incidents and disasters. But the state’s primary recovery fund is $15 million short of projected costs.
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Opinion | Siting law will help Michigan towns reap economic benefits of wind, solar
Rural communities are the best places to harvest wind and solar energy and these technologies can be major windfalls for these communities.