LANSING - Environmental groups and Democrats were quick Thursday to deride Gov. Rick Snyder’s choice of Heidi Grether to head the Department of Environmental Quality because of her background lobbying for BP America. Grether is currently deputy director of the Michigan Agency for Energy, where she led state efforts to comply with new federal carbon
LANSING - The standards for pipelines would not change substantially, but those facilities would see inspectors more often, Michigan Public Service Commission member Norm Saari told Gongwer News Service. The Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act is headed to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it. Supporters have said the
NOVI - ITC has installed 1,053 yellow-coiled bird diverters along more than five miles of its Tittabawassee – Hampton and Bauer – Tittabawassee 345 kilovolts transmission lines that cross the Crow Island State Game Area in Saginaw, Mich. The diverters are designed to help make the lines more visible to birds and discourage contact with
BENTON HARBOR - Michigan’s Great Southwest Sustainable Business Forum will host a program and tour at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor June 13 to tell the story behind one of Michigan's most significant redevelopment projects in a generation. Host to last month's 2016 Senior PGA Championship, the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
ANN ARBOR - Changing climate conditions, including warmer temperatures and an increased frequency of heavy rainstorms, represent "an emerging threat to public health in Michigan," according to a new report from university researchers and state health officials. The report, "Michigan Climate and Health Profile Report 2015: Building resilience against climate effects on Michigan's health," was
FERNDALE - Professor Donald Carpenter, from Lawrence Technological University, was at the White House water summit last week to detail his work on storm-water runoff. Carpenter, a life-long outdoors enthusiast, realized that the only way to clean up the state’s lakes, streams and rivers is to deal with the run off from the urban and
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum hosted more than 140 sustainability practitioners and other professionals at its fourth annual conference earlier this month at Cathedral Square Conference Center in downtown Grand Rapids. Presentations can be found below: Flint Recycling Potential: Presentation Slides (PDF) Matt Flechter, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Roger Cargill, Schupan Recycling
SOUTHFIELD – A new water runoff control system in a parking lot at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield is among the water quality improvement projects that will be showcased at the White House Water Summit Tuesday, March 22. LTU professor Donald Carpenter received word of the project’s inclusion in the Water Summit on Wednesday. “This
GRAND RAPIDS - In a special plenary session of the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum 4th Annual Meeting on March 14, Kristina Johnston of the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce will discuss how the Water Crisis has impacted its area businesses and highlight opportunities to support the recovery of impacted businesses. Roger Cargill of Schupan
WASHINGTON DC. - Building new wind farms in the U.S has added $13 billion a year on average to the American economy over the past five years. According to information released today by the American Wind Energy Association - more money each year than the annual revenue generated by Major League Baseball. “By building new
