Pipeline opponents say there could be a spill, yet they oppose a plan to develop a less risky alternative by building a tunnel. Closing the region’s most important energy provider would harm both the U.S. and Canada.
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Michigan fishing license 2023: How much does it cost and how to apply
Michigan residents can buy or renew a one-year fishing license in Michigan beginning Friday, March 31. Hunting and fishing activity has mostly declined in recent years.
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How you can help Michigan’s bats amid a deadly epidemic
Millions of hibernating bats have died from white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by fungus. Here’s how you can help scientists buy time to find a cure.
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Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan delayed another 1.5 years
A tunnel to encase the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline below the Straits of Mackinac was originally supposed to be built by 2024. Instead, construction won’t begin until 2026 due to federal regulators’ delays, if it begins at all.
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Opinion | President Biden needs to stand up to Canada, shut down Line 5
Joe Biden is making his first presidential visit to Canada this week. He can be silent no longer as Canada supports the efforts of Enbridge Energy to keep its aging oil and gas pipeline flowing through the Straits of Mackinac.
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Bridge Culture Club resumes in April with ‘We Kept Our Towns Going’
Join us April 18 for our latest Bridge Culture Club event with author Phyllis Michael Wong to discuss ‘We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula’
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America’s bats are dying. A Michigan dam may hold a key to their survival
As a devastating fungus wipes out hibernating bat species across the country, tens of thousands of bats in a dam in the Manistee River appear largely unaffected. Scientists are racing to understand why.
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Michigan moves to end threat of jail to hunters who fail to report deer kills
New bills with bipartisan support would lower the penalty for failing to report a deer kill, from a misdemeanor to a civil fine. The effort comes on the heels of Michigan’s first year of mandatory deer reporting.
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Mackinac Island ferry switching to electric power
A Michigan agency will convert the Chippewa ferry to electric power. The 61-year-old diesel engines will be replaced with electric motors.
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Michigan mallards are in decline. Are domestic ducks weakening their genes?
Commercial game farms have long raised and released domestic ducks for hunters to target. Research shows those ducks are breeding with wild mallards, weakening their genes and possibly threatening their survival.