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Some butterfly species have declined in the Midwest; none has increased, MSU study finds
In the last three decades of data from butterfly counts in the Midwest, none of the butterfly species increased in population. More than 40% declined in number.
Medical community concerned about EPA plan to lift restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions
The EPA proposes rescinding the “endangerment finding” that found climate change was harmful to people and greenhouse gases should be restricted. The Trump administration says the “endangerment finding” is costing the economy $54 billion a year. Doctors say the cost to people’s health will be higher.
Bill McKibben Says The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable
Federal policy is now opposed to renewable energy, but several observers, such as Bill McKibben, say it is already unstoppable.
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Environmentalists back proposal to expand review process for industrial air permits in Michigan
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving to roll back rules on greenhouse gases and exempt oil refineries, chemical manufacturers and others from clean air regulations.
All water is local
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.