Tag: clean water
Michigan fisheries get one-time funding for whitefish restoration
By Anna Barnes Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has received one-time funding of $350,000 for whitefish recovery. The ailing species has undergone a rapid population decline in recent years, and for the first time, recovery efforts have landed a specific line in the state budget. But officials said while the money will help rescue some of the most vulnerable […]
After federal protections fall, Boundary Waters advocates prepare for next phase of mining fight
By Julia Roeder
For more than a decade, conservation groups have fought to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper-nickel mining. Advocates are entering a new phase amid the rollback of federal protections.
Huron County clean water program ending in 2026
A Huron County, Ontario, program that has helped fund thousands of projects aimed at keeping contaminants out of local waterways and Lake Huron will come to an end this year […]
Michigan tribes say ‘flawed’ federal review of Line 5 project violates treaty rights
The proposal to replace an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline in the Great Lakes still needs state approval. Tribal nations say a permit approval by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was a breach of treaty rights.
Sierra Club Statement on USDA Announcement to Remove Roadless Rule Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its latest step to eliminate protections under the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, claiming the move is necessary to reduce wildfire risk and expand forest management. Since the Forest Service created the Roadless Rule in 2001, it has protected millions of acres of … [continued]
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