Category: Climate change
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.
Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin — this is the future in a warming world
Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan — often seen as a climate haven — were under a state of emergency.
The post Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin — this is the future in a warming world appeared first on Great Lakes Now.
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.
Ireland’s Fuel Protests Should Accelerate Farm Electrification
The tractors and trucks outside Ireland’s Whitegate oil refinery in April were not just a protest about pump prices. They were a stress test of Ireland’s rural energy model, and that model did not look resilient. Reuters reported that blockades by farmers, hauliers, and contractors disrupted Whitegate, ports, roads, and … [continued]
The post Ireland’s Fuel Protests Should Accelerate Farm Electrification appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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.