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Opponents of hydraulic fracturing – or “fracking” – are blasting Michigan officials for opening more state lands to oil and gas companies. They held a…

Governor Snyder signs wolf hunt bill“Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation for a second time that would permit wolf hunts in Michigan. The governor…

Michigan Radio recently co-hosted a town hall meeting with the University of Michigan's School of Engineering on the future of horizontal hydraulic…

The University of Michigan is undertaking a broad review of the effects of Michigan’s growing natural gas industry. U of M researchers met with…

A state elections panel today cleared the way for two new petition drives to get underway. The drives will try to put questions on the 2014 general…

A group that wants to ban hydraulic fracturing in Michigan says the state didn’t follow its own rules in disposing fluid from wells that were fracked. The…

Yesterday, Governor Rick Snyder gave his “special address” on energy and the environment.In it, he said it is impossible to ignore the connections between…

Someone once said that Americans will do anything for the environment except read about it or spend money on it.I thought of that yesterday, when the…

Governor Rick Snyder gave what his office calls a "special message" on the environment yesterday: Ensuring our Future: Energy and the Environment. He…

Snyder pushes renewable energy and drilling for natural gasGovernor Rick Snyder gave a special address on energy and the environment Wednesday. Highlights…