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Federal policy, innovation, and trade zones: Key topics at upcoming Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit
The Fourth Annual Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit will be held on September 16 and 17, at the Gun Lake Casino Resort in Wayland, Michigan. The event will bring together […]
Trump administration orders 63-year-old Michigan coal plant to stay open — again
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The Trump administration is keeping a Michigan coal plant open even longer past its planned retirement. The 63-year-old J.H. Campbell coal plant in the far western part of the state, near Lake Michigan, was supposed to close for good at the end of May.
Small city’s ‘community carbon fund’ promises hyper-local carbon reduction
By Emilio Perez Ibarguen
In 2023, community organizers from the outdoor Discovery Center, an outdoor education and conservation-focused nonprofit in Holland, Michigan looked for ways to further sustainability efforts in the west Michigan community. This led to a partnership with another local nonprofit to create the Carbon Community Fund, which accepts donations from residents to fund local conservation efforts.
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Points North: The Pink Prairie Mascot
By Claire Keenan-Kurgan, Interlochen Public Radio
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
Back in the summer of 2014, a botanist named Rachel Goad was on a canoe trip to see a very rare flower.
Off-trail ORVs destroy Michigan ecosystems and the DNR can’t keep up
Off-road vehicles have been allowed on state forest land since 2018. But sometimes they blaze their own trails. Now, things are at a breaking point.
