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The decision comes after public outcry prompted solar developer RWE Renewables to rescind its request to lease the state land. In a letter Friday, DNR Director Scott Bowen left open the possibility of future leases.
Hunters across the UP will be able to shoot antlerless deer with bows this season under rules approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, which again delayed a potential vote on year-round coyote hunting.
Heading to a state park soon? Some Michigan parks are still closed for ice storm repairs or renovations, while others are back open with new features. Here’s what you need to know.
It may take years to fully clear the damage from a historic ice storm. Some debris will be turned into biomass and converted into energy. One firm is using fallen trees to help power 38,000 homes.
Three tourism experts joined Bridge Michigan Outdoors Life Reporter Laura Herberg for a conversation about what’s coming up in Michigan tourism this year and the challenges tourism officials face.
Alpena Power Co. wants to avoid paying customers $40 a day, arguing that the massive ice storm was an act of God, not the fault of the utility. More than 16,000 of their customers could be in line for compensation.
Take an underwater journey as researchers deploy sonar technology to map the lakebed to document organisms that call it home. The goal is to provide data to fishery and hatchery managers and those tracking the spread of invasive species.
After the Trump administration cut 90% of its funding, Michigan Humanities suspends activities, including the ‘Great Michigan Read,’ a student history competition, museum exhibits and a veterans project.
UP lawmakers say the gas plants should be deemed acceptable under Michigan’s clean energy law, saying Yoopers would see energy bills spike if they are shut down prematurely. Environmentalists argue the bills are premature and unnecessary.
A historic ice storm in late March downed millions of trees across Northern Michigan, obliterating untold sums of lumber. Forest owners wonder what to do now.
The historic ice storm that clobbered northern Michigan in late March destroyed at least 150,000 maple trees, meaning a loss of some as much as a third of the state's output of the sweet stuff.
The Michigan and federal tax filing deadline is April 15. As always, individuals can apply for an extension. The state is also offering more time for those affected by the recent ice storms in northern Michigan.
