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Rachelle Mann at the top of a hill overlooking the current mining operations owned by Aggregate Industries. The potential new mining site – 72 acres of the Waterloo Recreation Area – is to her top right.

State might allow mining in the Waterloo Recreation Area

Rebecca Williams

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment wants to allow sand and gravel mining in the largest park in the lower peninsula – the…

The Michigan DNRE wants to stop the rehabilitation of Mute swans in the state.

Environment & Climate Change

Comments: Should "non-native" Mute swans be managed?

Mark Brush

The Environment Report's Rebecca Williams produced a piece the other day on the Michigan DNRE's proposal to limit the number of Mute swans in the state…

Environment & Climate Change

No rehab for mute swans?

Rebecca Williams

You've definitely seen mute swans: they're big, white birds with orange bills. A lot of people love them.But Michigan wildlife officials say there are too…

Politics & Government

In first executive order, Snyder splits up the state Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Zoe Clark

Governor Rick Snyder issued the first executive order of his administration yesterday. The order splits up oversight of the Department of Natural…

Environment & Climate Change

Firearm deer season comes to a close Tuesday

Tuesday is the final day for a Michigan fall tradition….firearm deer season.Brent Rudolph is Deer and Elk Program leader for the Department of Natural…