Author: Bridge Michigan
State adds two new “areas of interest” for possible PFAS contamination
The sites are the Kalamazoo Regional Fire Training Center, and an area near U.S. 131 in Wexford County, near Cadillac.
What to do with a Christmas tree after the holidays are over
In the past, it was suggested you could dispose of your old Christmas tree in a pond, lake, or stream for fish habitat. Conservationists now suggest you find other ways to dispose of it.
The DNR wants your feedback on e-bike use on state trails – even if you don’t ride one
If you’ve used an e-bike or even just encountered one on state trails in Michigan, the Department of Natural Resources wants to hear from you. They’re conducting a survey about new rules introduced in August that allow residents to use electric bikes on certain state trails.
AG reaches settlement for cleanup of toxic chemicals in Kent County
The settlement covers four sites in Kent County. The Michigan attorney general originally sued over contamination at nine sites.
Lake Erie cyanobacterial pollution lawsuit adds Ohio EPA as defendant
A federal district judge has approved the Ohio EPA’s request to be added as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that the Ohio EPA and the U.S. EPA devised a defective program to control phosphorus flowing into Lake Erie, a chief cause of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in the Great Lake.
Chemical company director criminally charged in connection with 2022 Flint River spill
In June 2022, approximately 15,000 gallons of an oily mix of chemicals was discovered seeping into the river from Lockhart Chemical’s facility.
Parasitic sea lamprey numbers increased due to COVID pandemic
Invasive sea lamprey damage or kill Great Lakes fish. The COVID pandemic reduced the ability to implement population control efforts. Now sea lamprey populations are higher.
Audubon Christmas Bird County underway
The National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count is underway until January 5th. Coordinated visits to hundreds of sites in the U.S. and Canada to count birds depends on volunteers. There are about 80 sites in Michigan and more than 70 in Ohio.
Environmentalists want reduced pollution before Holcim sells US holdings
Environmentalists want reduced pollution from Holcim as part of its $30 billion spin-off of North American facilities, including those in Michigan.
Enbridge pipeline oil spill in Wisconsin larger than all of the company’s spills combined in 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating a 69,000 gallon oil spill from Enbridge Line 6, about 60 miles west of Milwaukee.