Tag: Michigan
Oil from power line transformers spilled into Grand River during storm, officials say
Oil stemming from damaged electrical transformers was visible on the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after thunderstorms ripped through Michigan on Sunday. Cleanup operations have begun, and an environmental […]
Musk fails to flip top Wisconsin court amid Tesla lawsuit over dealerships
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Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. The most expensive judicial election in state history — and possibly costliest state supreme court election ever — came as Musk’s company, Tesla, sued to open dealerships in Wisconsin.
2 Michigan lighthouses to get more than $100K in grants for preservation efforts
Two Northern Michigan lighthouses, Charlevoix South Pier Lighthouse on Lake Michigan and the Gull Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior, will receive more than $100,000 in grants to support ongoing preservation […]
As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out
This article is the first in a series called The Great Lakes Promise: Cost, Resilience and Refuge. This series was made possible in partnership between Great Lakes Now and Planet Detroit.
Bird flu has hit the Great Lakes region hard this winter, killing nearly 5 million birds — including laying hens, ducks and other fowl — in Ohio and Indiana in the past two months.
Whitmer deploys National Guard to help ice storm recovery
The governor also expanded a state of emergency declaration to add Alcona and Antrim counties as thousands are still without power.