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Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted

By Alexander Boesch President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species List. If that happens, some Republican state ...
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Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish farming

Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to ...
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Small Detroit parks may offer surprisingly strong cooling, new study finds

Parks can help Detroit residents beat the summer heat, but not everyone has equal access to them. That is the finding of a ...
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Man charged with discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, impersonating a federal officer

By Eric Freedman A Michigan man faces trial later this fall on charges of illegally discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, illegally using Coast Guard insignia and impersonating a federal officer.
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Parks can help Detroit residents beat the summer heat, but not everyone has equal access to them. That is the finding of a new study out of Michigan State University which examined 249 urban parks in ...