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Environment & Climate Change

Fremont digester turning food scraps into electricity, fertilizer and compost

Lindsey Smith

A small farming community in West Michigan is celebrating the opening of plant that will turn organic waste into electricity.Colonies of specialized…
Politics & Government

Senator Stabenow “disappointed” in super committee; pushes Agriculture plan

Lindsey Smith

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says she’s “disappointed” the congressional super committee did not come to an agreement to cut the federal budget…
Environment & Climate Change

Report says farm runoff declining near Great Lakes

The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) - A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers are cutting back significantly on the amount of soil and nutrients eroding…