Category: Climate change
Ice storm damaged forests affecting 4th of July hiking and ORV trails; campgrounds open
A late March ice storm hit 12 counties in northern Michigan, downing or damaging three million acres of trees. The state’s largest forest, Pigeon River Country State Forest, has many closed trails, but campgrounds are open.
Bitcoin mining farm in eastern UP prompts school to pause expansion
A school in the eastern UP is holding off on an expansion project to build two new classrooms and welcome 40 new students because of noise pollution from a nearby bitcoin mining farm. Residents are calling for the facility to shut up or shut down and move.
Mea Culpa: Biomethanol Will Be A Major Shipping Fuel
For the past week I’ve been working with a team of deep and broad experts in decarbonization in the Netherlands. The transmission system operator TenneT invited me and other experts to assist them with their Target scenario for 2050 to enable them to plan for transmission upgrades and space requirements … [continued]
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Stateside: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
The Catholic Archdiocese is restricting traditional Latin Mass in metro Detroit. Also, a biologist makes a discovery on how best to navigate swimmer’s itch. Then, how Black mothers in Detroit are being impacted by high rates of eviction.
Stateside Podcast: Could whitefish disappear from Lake Michigan and Lake Huron?
Whitefish populations in the lower Great Lakes have been declining for decades. Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House joined Stateside to discuss what’s threatening the iconic fish, and what could be done to save them.