Author: Toledo Blade Environment
A Wisconsin whitefish refuge offers lessons for Michigan. But will it last?
Once considered too polluted for whitefish to thrive, southern Green Bay has suddenly become the only place in Lake Michigan where the fish arenât collapsing. What can Michigan learn from its success? And will it last?…
Tech group: Michigan will be sued over efforts to restrain social media
A major tech group suggests Michigan would be sued if it tries to regulate minorsâ access to social media. State lawmakers are undeterred….
Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland
Thousands of farms and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland have been lost to development and other economic pressures in recent years. Michigan does less than most to stem the tide….
Michigan town keeps zoning blocking trusteeâs gravel mine
A northern Michigan township official wanted to end zoning, which would help him build a gravel mine. The township board just said no….
Opinion | Massive national forest project needs a closer look at impacts, alternatives
The Forest Service must take a more careful look at the projectâs impact on the adjacent Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness, surrounding state and private lands, and the long-term health of the Ottawa National Forest….