Utility and local officials in Wexford County are celebrating the project as an alternative to burning wood and propane for heat, but environmental groups are criticizing the plan.
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Michigan’s morel mushroom season: Where to find them and how to identify them
Hunting season for the unique fungi begins mid-April and lasts through early June.
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Love is in the air for turkeys in Michigan, but spring hunting season looms
Wild turkeys are prevalent around now during mating season — and just ahead of the start of spring hunting.
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Bird flu found in hens at Michigan’s top egg producer
The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory found highly pathogenic avian influenza in one of Herbruck’s poultry flocks in Ionia County.
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Whitmer urges feds to boost help to Michigan businesses hurt by lack of snow
In a letter to lawmakers, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she wants Congress and federal regulators to create ‘new paths’ for businesses impacted by the lack of snow this winter to get relief.
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PFAS-tainted foam in Lake Huron prompts citizen outcry
After discovering sky-high PFAS levels in the foam, activists panned state environmental regulators for declining to test it earlier. State officials counter that with hundreds of PFAS sites in Michigan, their resources are stretched thin.
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Sault tribe challenges Michigan fishing deal, chides ‘preposterous’ rules
With key species like whitefish nearing the brink of collapse, Michigan’s largest Native American tribe wants fewer restrictions on when, how and where its members can fish. Others contend that would imperil the fishery.
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Bird flu found in cattle on a dairy farm in central Michigan
The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in cattle on a dairy farm in Montcalm County after the animals came in contact with infected cattle from Texas, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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‘Green burials’ catch on in Michigan. Cemetery controversy follows
Americans are growing more interested in green burial, which eschews embalming and non-biodegradable caskets in favor of natural decomposition. But in west Michigan, controversy over a proposed green cemetery pits neighbor-against-neighbor.
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Fruit trees are budding, Michigan farmers are worried about crops freezing
An unseasonably warm winter, coupled with cold temperatures and heavy precipitation during the spring, are a dangerous combination for fruit farmers. Some have started to take measures to prevent crops from freezing.