Tag: rural
Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
By Naomi Maxwell
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has only two air quality monitors in the Upper Peninsula, one near Marquette and the other in Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The Michigan Environmental Council and other organizations say that’s too few to protect public health in light of worsening wildfires and wildfire smoke.
Delaying ETS2 Will Not Protect Households from the Next Energy Crisis
T&E’s Kädi Ristkok explains why postponing the ETS2 is a bad idea As EU leaders meet to discuss competitiveness and soaring energy bills, Italy, Poland and Czechia are pushing to postpone Europe’s new carbon market for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2). Their concern about rising costs is legitimate. But … [continued]
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Findlay area begins what it hopes will be a new era of flood control
FINDLAY — About 100 people gathered at the site of the future Eagle Creek Storage Basin in rural Hancock County to celebrate the beginning of a project they hope will make downtown flooding in Findlay a thing of the past.
American hay growers face triple whammy of drought, pests and high fuel costs
Farmers are cutting less hay this year due to persistent drought, the soaring price of fuel and a new pest. That’s driving up the cost for livestock producers, who often rely on hay to feed their animals during the winter.
Abdul El-Sayed, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign in U.P. to mobilize Senate voters
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed campaigned across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, touting healthcare and affordability as priorities.
