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HOUGHTON — In the past two years, nearly 150 amendments, bills and legislative riders have aimed to weaken the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The law is often portrayed — by …
LANSING — The Michigan Environmental Council, the Office of the Great Lakes Coastal Management Program and partner organizations are organizing the first-ever Freshwater Dunes Summit May 7 and 8 at …
ANN ARBOR — California is on fire — again. About 130,000 acres have been scorched in more than 20 major fires actively burning in the state, according to the California …
HOUGHTON — College Factual, a website member of USA Today’s College Partner Network, has ranked Michigan Technological University in the top 10 in the nation for bachelor’s degree programs in …
HOUGHTON — The Great Lakes are named for their size. And for migrating forest birds, navigating their long shores and big, open waters is an annual obstacle course that makes …
HOUGHTON — Catching a golden-winged warbler sounds like a mythical quest. But this small bird is quite real, though, and a number of researchers track the species. The warblers migrate …
HOUGHTON — Weather disasters rarely hit the Upper Peninsula. Sure, snow falls in abundance, but that’s nothing compared to the devastation weather wreaks in other parts of the world. However, …
HOUGHTON — Fluorescent bands of color outline the Great Lakes on a new, comprehensive map of the region’s coastal wetlands. This publicly available map is the first of its kind …
LANSING — The Michigan Historical Museum has accepted a valuable collection of objects belonging to Marcus Schaaf, Michigan’s first state forester and a leader in the development and management of …
HOUGHTON — After a forest fire burns a large swath across timberlands, logging companies often are not far behind. They come in to do what is called salvage logging — …