Author: The London Free Press
Raccoon mascots help highlight Michigan’s fifth year of record recycling rates
Michigan’s recycling rate has reached a record high for the fifth year in a row as state officials credit expanded access to recycling programs and increased public education.
Democrats lay out ambitious proposals to mark Earth Day (though the legislation has dim hopes of passing this year)
State lawmakers propose amending the state Constitution with a green amendment, and new regulations on PFAS.
Millions of birds in flight as peak migration season approaches
People can track bird movement through Michigan and take some steps to help them along their way as migration season begins.
Supreme Court rules for Michigan in effort to shut down Line 5 but fight not over
The Supreme Court has sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court. SCOTUS said the pipeline’s owner missed the deadline to move the lawsuit to federal court.But meanwhile, another pending lawsuit argues Michigan doesn’t have the authority to shut down the pipeline – only the federal government does.
Michigan hunters divided over proposed “one buck rule”
In an effort to change management of Michigan’s white-tailed deer population, policymakers are proposing a “one buck rule” to begin in 2027.