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Avian flu has spread to livestock in at least six Michigan counties. Now, the state is ordering farmers to take more action — the ‘most comprehensive measures in the country.’
Federal forecasters expect above-average temperatures to continue through the fall. That could mean higher fire danger and risk of heat-related illnesses.
For many Michigan residents, rising temperatures mean it’s time to get their boats in the water. Before doing so, owners must make sure their watercraft are registered. Here’s how.
Michigan’s trout season starts Saturday, and the DNR is warning fishers about didymo, a type of algae that can be harmful to trout and other fish. New Zealand mudsnails, another invasive species, can also be harmful to trout.
Tawas Point Lighthouse will reopen for the 2024 season after a year of construction. The $455,500 project was made possible through the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
The bird flu continues to spread as wild birds migrate across the country. Farmers are warned to pay close attention to their flocks as bird flu season heightens.
Utility and local officials in Wexford County are celebrating the project as an alternative to burning wood and propane for heat, but environmental groups are criticizing the plan.
The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory found highly pathogenic avian influenza in one of Herbruck’s poultry flocks in Ionia County.
In a letter to lawmakers, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she wants Congress and federal regulators to create ‘new paths’ for businesses impacted by the lack of snow this winter to get relief.
After discovering sky-high PFAS levels in the foam, activists panned state environmental regulators for declining to test it earlier. State officials counter that with hundreds of PFAS sites in Michigan, their resources are stretched thin.
With key species like whitefish nearing the brink of collapse, Michigan’s largest Native American tribe wants fewer restrictions on when, how and where its members can fish. Others contend that would imperil the fishery.
The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in cattle on a dairy farm in Montcalm County after the animals came in contact with infected cattle from Texas, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Americans are growing more interested in green burial, which eschews embalming and non-biodegradable caskets in favor of natural decomposition. But in west Michigan, controversy over a proposed green cemetery pits neighbor-against-neighbor.
An unseasonably warm winter, coupled with cold temperatures and heavy precipitation during the spring, are a dangerous combination for fruit farmers. Some have started to take measures to prevent crops from freezing.
State wildlife officials shortened the season by three months to keep hunters from orphaning pups in the den. But two hunting and trapping advocacy groups argue that decision was illegal.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has updated its fishing regulations for this season. Here is everything you need to know about the new regulations, which went into effect Monday.
In 2021, agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting accounted for 16% of the state’s workplace fatalities by industry, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
