Michigan Environmental Report
News from Michigan Environmental Council on public policies affecting the health of Michigan's people and environment
Report: Warming climate threatens deer camp tradition
This is a favorite time of year for many Michiganders: Deer season is in full swing. One MEC staffer has a freezer newly full of nutritious, local venison, while another keeps shaking his head and muttering about a big buck that trotted close but didn't offer a clean shot.
Paying it forward: WMEAC's 45th anniversary a time to thank them, and one former stranger!
One night in the late 1980s I wandered unannounced into Grand Rapids' Fountain Street Church for a meeting of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC). I had a vague idea that I'd like to write something about "The Environment" for the Grand Rapids-based chain of weekly newspapers I was working for, and an "environmental council" seemed a likely spot to find such a story. Beyond that, I was as clueless as a 24-year-old could be.
Trick, not treat: 'Guaranteed bankruptcy' yard waste bill is this week's scare
In a twisted nod to Halloween hijinks, the Michigan Senate's Energy & Technology Committee today takes up a piece of legislation, SB 314, that surely is no treat.
National Park Service mulls Isle Royale wolf rescue as sickly handful hang on
The heartbreaking plight of Isle Royale wolves was chronicled in Silence of the Wolves, a terrific package of stories published this weekend by Lansing State Journal writer Louise Knott Ahern.
Friday linkaround: Big week for cyclists and the DNR finds a lost toddler!
Good Friday everyone! Here are some items of interest from the week that's drawing to a close: