Before Southeast MI was drained and plowed, it was a massive swamp. Now, a new collaboration is helping farmers turn marginal, unprofitable farmland back into wetlands to capture nutrient runoff and ease the burden on local rivers and lakes: buff.ly/3xRsWEj

Are Michigan’s mobile home parks up next for energy-efficiency protections? #energy #EnergyEfficiency mlive.com/environment/20…

🥰 #commonloon #famousbirds #birding #PureMichigan #seneyrefuge #seney

Great Lakes whitefish struggle to survive as ice cover melts away #GreatLakes #whitefish #climatechange mlive.com/environment/20…

MI energy regulators OK'd a settlement authorizing a $35M natural gas rate hike for Consumers Energy today. It's a far cry from what the company first requested. mlive.com/environment/20…

Luna moths look like something out of a fairytale. They only live for about a week as adults, their main purpose being to mate and lay eggs. Despite their short lifespan, they leave a lasting impression with their ethereal beauty. #NationalMothWeek 📸Tanya Lama/USFWS

Top nuclear regulator says Palisades could be running again by August 2025 #climate #energy #carbonfree #cleanenergy #NuclearEnergy mlive.com/environment/20…

Another record year for Great Lakes piping plover breeding #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #GreatLakespipingplovers #GreatLakes #birding #conservation mlive.com/environment/20…

Workers plugging old, methane-leaking orphan oil and gas wells across Michigan #climateaction #emissions #methane #orphanwells #oilandgas #energy #pollution #greenhousegas mlive.com/environment/20…

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It’s always sunny in space: Michigan startup hopes to beam solar power to Earth #energy #renewableenergy #solar #spacetech mlive.com/environment/20…

Love triangle: Great Lakes piping plover double romance prompts prolific breeding season mlive.com/environment/20…

Governor approves $1.6M for tornado cleanup in Southwest Michigan #tornados #climatechange mlive.com/news/kalamazoo…

As Michigan moves to 100% clean energy, regulators study where the U.P. fits in #energy #cleanenergy #upperpeninsula mlive.com/environment/20…

The one place I struggle to criticize microplastics is in the sparkly uniforms of Olympic athletes.

Michigan Thumb dairy farm must restore wetland, pay $10k fine #waterquality #wetlands mlive.com/environment/20…

U.S. Senate bill would complete Soo Locks funding, lawmakers say #GreatLakes #shipping #maritime #SooLocks mlive.com/environment/20…

Holtec says it plans to restart closed Palisades nuclear plant next year - mlive.com #nuclearenergy #palisadesrestart #energy mlive.com/environment/20…

Yuk. Muskegon Lake harmful algae bloom spills into Lake Michigan #GreatLakes #LakeMichigan #harmfulalgalbloom #HAB #waterquality mlive.com/environment/20…

Cherry season such a ‘disaster’ in Michigan that Whitmer urges federal action #cherries #fruitcrops #climatechange #agriculture mlive.com/environment/20…