Tag: April
Crescent Wind Farm fuels push for greener Michigan
By Donté Smith Capital News Service In the rolling farmland of southern Michigan’s Hillsdale County, the Crescent Wind Farm towers over the landscape, generating renewable energy while stirring both hope and contention among residents. The wind farm, operated by Consumers Energy in Adams, Moscow and Wheatland townships, is part of the state’s growing push to meet […]
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Eight months in, little uptake on city hall cash to turn core offices into housing
Eight months after being introduced, London’s subsidy to turn empty office space into homes has a grand total of one project with money committed to it, while one more is publicly known to be in the works. Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at why uptake has been so tepid in a city flush with […]
The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election | Great Lakes Now
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Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise.
Coyotes roaming Michigan | Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Rossow Capital News Service Some residents across Michigan are becoming more familiar with unexpected visitors roaming the streets. Coyote sightings in residential neighborhoods have become more common due to the canines’ drive for food and quick adaptability skills, experts say. Coyotes prey on rabbits, chipmunks and squirrels, small animals that enter in and […]
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The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks. | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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