As large solar projects spread across Mid-Michigan, residents in Livingston and Eaton counties are raising concerns about environmental impacts and the loss of rural farmland and identity. Local ...

Residents of a rural Ottawa County community are up in arms against a proposed solar farm that could take up 1,100 acres, but ...

SPRINGPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLNS) – Tough questions for a company looking to build a solar farm in Mid Michigan. A company called Hecate is planning to apply for a special permit through the State for ...

A large crowd of residents opposed to DTE Energy’s proposed solar energy project on more than 1,800 acres — that’s nearly 3 square miles — erupted in applause after local township officials voted to ...

Murdoch University researchers call for wildlife-friendly solar farm designs to protect biodiversity amid global renewable energy expansion. Solar energy plays a central role in the race toward a ...

For years, Dan Ritter has grown corn, wheat, soybeans and oats on Michigan’s Thumb. But his two children aren’t following suit. So when he and his wife Mary were offered the chance to lease their land ...

Echo Valley Winter Sports Park re-opens for the new year after months of renovations The popular winter sports park Echo Valley is back open for the new year after months of preparation and new ...

As Trump Rolls Back Protections For Wetlands, New Jersey Maintains a Higher Standard Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms Maine’s Shellfish ...

Michigan has pursued its clean-energy goals by rapidly developing facilities where there's ample farmland. It's a choice that can divide rural communities, as it did in the Monroe County case in which ...

Lansing — The Michigan House on Wednesday passed a repeal of a 2023 law that removed local control over large-scale solar and wind farm permitting and gave that authority to state utility regulators.