Author: Bridge Michigan
New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.
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Turning Your Yard into a National Park
What if your yard were part of a national park? That’s the idea behind the Homegrown National Park Movement, an effort to get property owners to see their land as […]
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‘The outlook is pretty bleak’: Farmers brace for a difficult season

A new study says 70% of farmers can’t afford fertilizer, growers across the Great Lakes region say global supply disruptions are forcing difficult decisions.
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Cleveland Metroparks receives $1.1M to redevelop 106 acres of lakefront

Federal money will aid a long-term project to convert 106 acres of shoreline into publicly accessible greenspace.
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Major nuclear plant expansion envisioned on the far side of Lake Huron

More energy news with the Trump administration reopening Minnesota’s Boundary Waters to mining and a deep-red Ohio county nearly overturning its ban on utility-scale renewables.
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