Michigan Environmental Portal
What are the current environmental issues facing Michigan? And who's involved in working on them? We provide breaking Michigan environmental news and links to groups involved in the Michigan environmental landscape.
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- Wisconsin OKs plan for Great Lakes
From "Toledo Blade" - M-113 contamination clean-up wraps up
From "Traverse City Record-Eagle" (Victor Skinner) - A Disgraceful Farm Bill
From "New York Times" (Editorial) - Habitat house to have environmentally 'green' theme
From "Muskegon Chronicle" (Chad D. Lerch) - Nuclear plant to dig up pipes that caused leak
From "Kalamazoo Gazette" (Rod Smith) - DEQ, EPA seek input on new uses for Allied Paper Inc. landfill
From "Kalamazoo Gazette" (Chris Killian) - Michigan ready for public smoking ban
From "Ann Arbor News": The smoking ban's ride through the state Legislature has been bumpy, no doubt, but the destination seems clear - Recycle Livingston, Snedicor's team up to reuse hangers
From "Ann Arbor News" - Cyclists rally downtown
From "Ann Arbor News" (Jo Collins Mathis) - Phosphorus ban for yard fertilizer looms; your lawn won't care
From "Grand Rapids Press" (John Hogan)
- Locally grown foods tempt students and others at Kalamazoo College
From "Kalamazoo Gazette" (Paula M. Davis) - House OKs veto-proof subsidies for farms
From "The Plain Dealer" (Mary Clare Jalonick) - Farm bill not perfect, but it'll help kids and families
From "Detroit Free Press" (Editorial) - Board learns dairy farm is expanding
From "Jackson Citizen Patriot" (Ken Wyatt) - Couple to grow vegan lifestyle opportunities
From "The Detroit News" (Jaime Pfeffer) - Green thumbs grown
From "The Detroit News" (Charles E. Ramirez) - Farm bill aims to add fruit, vegetables
From "Detroit Free Press" (Philip Brasher)
- Michigan ready for public smoking ban
From "Ann Arbor News": The smoking ban's ride through the state Legislature has been bumpy, no doubt, but the destination seems clear - Michigan Sugar settles emissions dispute with EPA, will pay $210,000 to resolve alleged violations
From "Bay City Times" (Jeff Kart) - Whiting BP plant's expansion opposed by 2 watchdog groups
From "Chicago Tribune" - More BP air permit appeals to come
From "Post-Tribune" (Gitte Laasby) - Almost there on ban
From "Jackson Citizen Patriot" (Editorial) - Gasp! A smoking ban at last?
From "Detroit Free Press" (Editorial) - Calif. pollution leader predicts victory in face of opposition from automakers, dealers
From "Detroit Free Press" (Justin Hyde)
- M-113 contamination clean-up wraps up
From "Traverse City Record-Eagle" (Victor Skinner) - DEQ, EPA seek input on new uses for Allied Paper Inc. landfill
From "Kalamazoo Gazette" (Chris Killian) - Put garage on old landfill, not park, Winnetka residents say
From "Chicago Tribune" (Andrew Schroedter)
- Obama plan could help with fuel rules
From "The Detroit News" (Editorial) - Residents urged to reduce trash to save on hauling
From "Dayton Daily News" (Steve Bennish) - Obama makes play for auto industry during Mich. stop
From "Detroit Free Press" (Kathleen Gray) - Experts cautiously optimistic about plans for Flint biogas plant
From "Flint Journal" (Sally York) - Obama talks tough on Detroit
From "Detroit Free Press" (Justin Hyde) - Swedish ambassador's Flint roots helped city land new biogas plant
From "Flint Journal" (Joe Lawlor) - California confident on tough fuel rules
From "Detroit Free Press" (Justin Hyde) - VandeVusse was biofuel innovator
From "The Escanaba Daily Press" (Mary Ann Cancilla) - Shift to fuel-miser mode and save a bundle on gas
From "Bay City Times" (Editorial) - Corn's future?
From "Lansing State Journal" (Jeremy W. Steele)
- Has time finally come for a price on carbon?
From "Ann Arbor News" (Editorial)
- Wind turbine regulations approved by Will County Board
From "Chicago Tribune" (Joel Hood) - Grants may energize power options
From "Ann Arbor News" (Jordan Miller) - Wind-test towers get clearance
From "Grand Rapids Press" - Trash-to-gas plan under scrutiny
From "Post-Tribune" (Erik Potter) - Obama: Michigan must focus on green energy
From "Detroit Free Press" (Rochelle Riley) - Fuel cells are growing force in Ohio's economic development
From "The Plain Dealer" (John Funk) - How wind could become major power source
From "Battle Creek Enquirer" (Editorial) - Are energy answers blowing in The Ridge's wind?
From "Grand Rapids Press" (Ken Kolker) - Apple farms may become wind farms on Ridge in Kent, Ottawa counties
From "Grand Rapids Press" ( Ken Kolker)
- A Disgraceful Farm Bill
From "New York Times" (Editorial) - Senate-House split delays Lakes compact
From "The Detroit News" (Gary Heinlein) - Senate moves to guard lakes' water
From "Detroit Free Press" (Tina Lam) - Great Lakes Water Compact nears agreement in Ohio legislature
From "The Plain Dealer" (Michael Scott) - Ohio's Speck on U.S.-Canada panel
From "Toledo Blade"
- Worries Over the Shad, Tomcod and White Perch
From "New York Times" (Anthony DePalma) - Salmon limit hike may help alewives
From "Detroit Free Press" (Eric Sharp)
- Recycle Livingston, Snedicor's team up to reuse hangers
From "Ann Arbor News" - Residents urged to reduce trash to save on hauling
From "Dayton Daily News" (Steve Bennish) - Kettering University uses no tray day to reduce waste
From "Flint Journal" (Mark Pratt) - E-waste total: 75 tons
From "Ann Arbor News" (Dave Gershman) - Your e-trash is this company's treasure
From "Detroit Free Press" (Margarita Bauza): Nathan Zack's computer business has classic tech startup roots
- Wisconsin OKs plan for Great Lakes
From "Toledo Blade" - Great Lakes Water Compact nears agreement in Ohio legislature
From "The Plain Dealer" (Michael Scott) - Michigan votes to join Great Lakes pact
From "The Detroit News" (Gary Heinlein) - Great Lakes bills differ on groundwater use
From "Detroit Free Press" (Tina Lam) - Levin helps introduce Great Lakes Legacy Act
From "Bay City Times" - Great Lakes Compact requires prompt action
From "The Detroit News" (Editorial) - Great Lakes rebounding after record lows
From "Detroit Free Press" (Tina Lam) - Protecting Michigan's water wonderland
From "The Detroit News" (Gary Heinlein)
- Traps could help detect emerald ash borers in Indiana
From "Toledo Blade" - Invaders that swim in also must be checked
From "Detroit Free Press" - Great Invasion of the Lakes
From "Detroit Free Press" (Editorial)
- City wins permit to cut river flow
From "Monroe Evening News" (Charles Slat) - More problems arise for Goodrich Dam
From "Flint Journal" (Theresa Roach) - Towers in Tobico Marsh won't reopen because of rising repair costs
From "Bay City Times" (Jeff Kart) - Is the region ever going to love its river?
From "Dayton Daily News" (Ellen Belcher) - Groups looking at options to dredging White Lake
From "Muskegon Chronicle" (Eric Gaertner')
- Museum clears 1st hurdle on move into Grant Park
From "Chicago Tribune" (Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah) - The Class Isnt Always Greener (But It Could Be)
From "New York Times" (Allison Arieff) - Daley defends soccer field, children's museum on parkland
From "Chicago Tribune" (Dan Mihalopoulos) - Depressed City Divided Over Proposed Golf Course
From "The Washington Post" (Kari Lydersen) - Energy-efficient housing cropping up in downtown Dayton
From "Dayton Daily News" (Joanne Huist Smith)
- Museum clears 1st hurdle on move into Grant Park
From "Chicago Tribune" (Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah) - Miamisburg officials unveil plans to build park along Great Miami
From "Dayton Daily News" (Lynn Hulsey) - The Grant Park land grab
From "Chicago Tribune" (Editorial): Among the commissions most crucial jobs: upholding the citys Lakefront Protection Ordinance and the 14 policies, including the two quoted above, that are emblazoned in that ordinances prelude - Michigan residents love their secluded places
From "Traverse City Record-Eagle" (Editorial) - Daley defends soccer field, children's museum on parkland
From "Chicago Tribune" (Dan Mihalopoulos) - DEQ permit needed to move forward with renovations
From "Bay City Times"
- Habitat house to have environmentally 'green' theme
From "Muskegon Chronicle" (Chad D. Lerch) - Falling Waters Trail gives local bicycle businesses a boost
From "Jackson Citizen Patriot" (Sarah Harbison) - GM dealership goes green in $15M facility
From "The Detroit News" (Maureen McDonald) - Biodegradable Home Product Lines, Ready to Rot
From "New York Times" (Penelope Green): Yet starting this month, the most noteworthy features of Stanley and other Montauk Sofa pieces will be facets you wont be able to see or feel, like wood frames from sustainably managed forests, uncoated nails, organic fabrics and stuffings, nontoxic dyes and, something extra
- Phosphorus ban for yard fertilizer looms; your lawn won't care
From "Grand Rapids Press" (John Hogan) - Illinois House panel OKs bill to require label for lead toys
From "Chicago Tribune" (Ashley Wiehle) - Radiation detection plan expanding to Upstate NY
From "Syracuse Post" (Robert A. Baker) - State health department warns about eating Saginaw, Tittabawasee floodplain animals
From "Saginaw News" - Dioxin advisories extended for wild game
From "Detroit Free Press" - From toxic sediment to toxic air ...
From "Toledo Blade" (Tom Henry) - Dropped beaker of mercury sends fire crews to Detroit school
From "The Detroit News" (Santiago Esparza)
- Cyclists rally downtown
From "Ann Arbor News" (Jo Collins Mathis) - Falling Waters Trail gives local bicycle businesses a boost
From "Jackson Citizen Patriot" (Sarah Harbison) - $4 a gallon? Time to lure riders on the bus
From "Detroit Free Press" (Editorial) - The $153 million traffic jam
From "Chicago Tribune" (Editorial) - More Metro drivers get a ticket to ride
From "The Detroit News" (Jennifer Youssef) - Ask About Cycling in New York
From "New York Times" - Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear
From "The Detroit News" (James MacPherson) - 3 cities look to land key train stop
From "Detroit Free Press" (Cecil Angel)
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- Birds flock, serenade as visitors come and go
From "Battle Creek Enquirer" (John Grap) - Bear facts: Why couldn't Geddes intruder be saved?
From "Syracuse Post" (Matt Michael) - Officials: Polar bears are a threatened species
From "The Detroit News" (H. Josef Hebert) - Eagle released to mark species' comeback in state
From "Indianapolis Star" (John Strauss) - For 5 decades, he's nurtured nature
From "Indianapolis Star" (Dan McFeely) - 3 Baby Hawks Feared Dead After Ones Body Is Found
From "New York Times" (Sewell Chan) - Lake shorebird rebounds from protected to pest
From "Toledo Blade" (Tom Henry) - Michigan says yes to September antlerless deer season
From "The Detroit News"
Michigan State Agencies
- Department of Environmental Quality
- MIair - web-based near real-time air data and information program
- Department of Natural Resources
- Department of Agriculture
Federal Agencies
- Environment Canada
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division
- U.S. EPA
- USGS Great Lakes Science Center
MSU Outreach
- ESPP: Find Environmental Expertise at MSU
- Institute for Water Research
- Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
- Michigan Natural Features Inventory
- MSU Canadian Studies Resources: Canadian Trash in Michigan
- MSU Extension
- MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
- MSU Land Policy Institute
- MSU Nature Watch
- Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services
- Pileus Project - Climate Science for Decision Makers
Non-governmental Organizations
- Central Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
- Clean Water Action Michigan
- Ecology Center
- Environment Michigan
- Great Lakes Commission
- International Joint Commission
- League of Michigan Bicyclists
- Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
- Michigan Audubon Society
- Michigan Environmental Council
- Michigan Lake & Stream Associations
- Michigan Land Use Institute
- Michigan Science Teachers Association
- Michigan United Conservation Clubs
- The Nature Conservancy in Michigan
- The Huron River Watershed Council
- The Little Traverse Conservancy
- Republicans for Environmental Protection Michigan Chapter
- Sierra Club Mackinac Chapter
- Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
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