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Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, said the Gordie Howe International Bridge “will open,” just weeks after President Donald Trump said he would prevent it. Read the full story by MLive.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan — The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today released its 2026 agenda for the Great Lakes. The binational government agency calls for continued strategic investment in the lakes,
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By Lillian Williams
he shrinking number of farms in Michigan – down by about 1,300 between 2023 and 2024 – and the trend of existing farms to expand to survive is changing the culture of rural communities.
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Peer-reviewed studies have detected microplastics in Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes. The findings raise urgent questions about what everyday plastic use is sending into the lake and the […]
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The “nurdles” that scattered along I-196 and into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River after a January 27 semi-truck crash are the same industrial pellets that researchers have been finding for years on […]
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Park Township, Michigan, has completed its purchase of a vacated Coast Guard station and plans to renovate the building into a new water rescue operations facility. Read the full story by […]
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute over the fate of an oil and gas pipeline in the Great Lakes. Michigan state officials had sued a […]
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With frequent sub-freezing temperatures in Michigan this winter, it has been a great year for ice fishing. Stable ice conditions have allowed anglers the opportunity to get out on the […]
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If you go ice fishing around Door County and have a shanty out on the bay of Green Bay or Lake Michigan, you’ve got a little more than two weeks […]
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Local groups in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are promoting National Invasive Species Awareness Week by educating the public and organizing efforts to protect ecosystems, such as cleaning boats to prevent the […]
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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Bankruptcies of Michigan farmers are troubling despite a dip in their Chapter 12 filings last year. Major reasons are higher expenses for inputs such as fertilizer coupled with flat commodity prices.
The post Michigan farmers face bankruptcies, other financial challenges first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.