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January 25, 2023 at 1:27 pm

Agency delays protections for imperiled bat, prairie chicken

The Biden administration is temporarily delaying legal protections for two imperiled species after getting pushback from congressional Republicans.

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CORRECTS DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT TO FRIDAY, JAN. 20 INSTEAD OF FRIDAY, JAN. 23 – FILE – Pigs eat from a trough at the Las Vegas Livestock pig farm in Las Vegas, April 2, 2019. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will study whether to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways. EPA has not revised its rules dealing with the nation’s largest animal operations — which hold thousands of hogs, chickens and cattle — since 2008. The agency said in 2021 it planned no changes but announced Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, that it had reconsidered in response to an environmental group’s lawsuit. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) NYSS204 NYSS204

January 23, 2023 at 1:52 pm

EPA considers tougher regulation of livestock farm pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will study whether to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that pollute waterways.

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January 3, 2023 at 2:05 pm

Study: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay

A newly released study says toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in Lake Michigan's Green Bay.

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FILE – A man jumps into Lake Michigan to cool off on July 20, 2022, with the downtown Chicago skyline seen in the background. Studies predict the Great Lakes and other large freshwater bodies around the world will move toward acidity as they absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which also causes climate change. Experts say acidification could disrupt aquatic food chains and habitat. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) NY473 NY473

December 19, 2022 at 8:09 am

Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic VIEW

Scientists say the atmospheric carbon overload responsible for global warming might also be making large lakes more acidic. Here's what that could mean.

December 12, 2022 at 2:34 pm

Michigan, native tribes reach new Great Lakes fishing deal

Four Native American tribes in Michigan have agreed with the state and federal governments on a revised fishing policy for parts of the Great Lakes.

FILE – This booking photo provided by the Antrim County, Mich., Sheriff’s Office shows William Null. Null is one of several charged, Oct. 8, 2020, in state court on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Antrim County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File) NYSS305 NYSS305

December 7, 2022 at 12:04 pm

Trial ordered for 5 more men in plot to kidnap Michigan governor VIEW

A state judge has ordered five more men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

December 6, 2022 at 10:15 pm

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities VIEW

With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities.

November 29, 2022 at 5:46 am

US bat species devastated by fungus now listed as endangered

The Biden administration is designating the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species.

November 8, 2022 at 5:46 am

Michigan Dem Scholten wins US House race over Trump loyalist VIEW

Democrat Hillary Scholten has won a congressional seat being vacated by a Michigan Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump.

FILE – The Cleveland Fire Department fire boat sprays water on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland Monday, June 22, 2009, on the anniversary of when floating oil and debris caught fire on the river helping spur the environmental movement and the federal Clean Water Act. Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waterways from abuses like the oily industrial pollution that caused Ohio’s Cuyahoga River to catch on fire in 1969. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) CLI603 CLI603

October 17, 2022 at 8:08 am

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet VIEW

The river credited with inspiring the Clean Water Act of 1972 is thriving these days, but it's not without its problems.

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