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

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 ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN., (WPBN/WGTU)— Northern Michigan farmers may soon harness the power of the sun not just for crop growth, but to keep their farms running efficiently. Michigan State University (MSU) ...

South Burdick Street between Peekstock Drive and East Cork is currently closed due to a crash. Heads up: icy roads anticipated Friday morning due to freezing rain A mild Christmas in West Michigan ...

The World’s Last Flock of Wild Whooping Cranes Gets More Living Space The ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Waterways Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Across farm country, a quiet experiment is reshaping how fields earn their keep. By pairing flocks of sheep with rows of ...