Earth Day: No more burning rivers, but new threats
Pollution before the first Earth Day was not only visible, it was in your face: Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught fire. An oil spill fouled 30 miles of Southern California beaches.
Chicago Suburb Approves Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm
The Chicago area, already known for its green roofs and other eco-initiatives, may have made history earlier this week. In the northern lake suburb of Evanston, the City Council unanimously voted to move forward on a proposal to place 40 wind turbines on Lake Michigan
UN: Dirty Water Kills More People Than Wars
Polluted water is killing more people each year than all forms of violence, including war, according to a United Nations report released today, World Water Day.
Yes, Global Warming Could Be Cause of D.C. Snowstorm
There’s bipartisan agreement on at least one thing in Washington this week: There’s a whole lot of snow outside. After two paralyzing storms swept through the District in quick succession, the area was blanketed in almost two and a half feet of snow.
Michigan.gov Web Page Dedicated to the Merger of DNR and DEQ into New DNRE
A new web page has been created on the official Michigan.gov web site dedicated to the Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Natural Resources merger into the new Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Governor Granholm Creating New Department of Natural Resources and Environment
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today issued Executive Order 2009-45, creating a new Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) to protect and conserve Michigan’s air, water and other natural resources.
Smelly Algae Kills Dogs, Sickens People
Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people.
MDNR Closes Kalamazoo River Between Penn Central Railroad Crossing and Plainwell
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that a one-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River between the Penn Central Railroad Crossing and the Plainwell No. 2 Dam will be closed to public access starting Saturday, Aug. 1.