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DNR seeks to fill vacancies on UP Citizens’ Advisory Councils

MARQUETTE -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Councils. The councils, which were formed in 2008, advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive, and offer insight and guidance from members' own experiences and the public. Members are encouraged to share information from council meetings within their communities. A Sept. 30 deadline has been set to apply for membership to the ...

Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior

Opponents are going to court in hopes of blocking a controversial $50 million grant Michigan awarded in August to fund construction of a Canadian company's copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula. The money was approved by the Michigan Strategic Fund after several failed attempts by ...

Call for more air quality monitors in the UP

LANSING – There are more than 40 air quality monitors across Michigan operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, but only two in the Upper Peninsula. And that raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that follows, environmental experts say. “Particulate matter can penetrate deep into lungs, and wildfire smoke exposure is an immediate acute event,” said Samantha Pickering, the public and environmental health policy manager at the Michigan Environmental Council. One is at the Seney National Wildlife ...

Escanaba Township requests more info about DTE solar

ESCANABA TOWNSHIP — The Escanaba Township board this week went back and forth with a representative from DTE on the question of whether and how the township would be willing to work with the energy company to bring a solar project to the community. Cooperation from the municipality is ...

County board, city council take action

ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners and the Escanaba City Council both held regular meetings this week. Here is a look at what took place: On Tuesday, the Delta County Board of Commissioners: — Appointed Wendy Holzenkamp, a real estate broker/real estate salesperson at the Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors Escanaba office, and Steve Viau, former Gladstone City Commissioner and Delta County Commissioner, to the Delta County Brownfield Authority. — Approved an initial work agreement for the FY 2027 Emergency Management Performance Grant, which Emergency ...

Flame of Hope Week event in Escanaba

ESCANABA — Local law enforcement and community members gathered Thursday afternoon for the Escanaba Flame of Hope Week community walk/run, a local event held as part of the statewide Flame of Hope Week events supporting Special Olympics Michigan. The event has been hosted by Escanaba Public Safety for many years to raise funds for the organization. All proceeds from registration fees and donations directly support Special Olympics athletes across the state. “We are very impressed with the turnout this year,” said Officer Madison Draze, who took over organizing the event this ...