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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MI: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming

Following a major earthquake, a 15-meter tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors, causing a nuclear accident in Japan on March 11, 2011. (Freer/Adobe Stock)
Fukushima remembrance event highlights local concerns in Michigan

Bringing together Michigan tribes and environmental advocates, an upcoming event marks a commemoration of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster…

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the National Young Farmers Coalition delivered a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership signed by 175 national, regional and local organizations in support of the Increasing Land Access, Security and Opportunities Act. (Johnstocker/Adobe Stock)
Young farmers advocate for climate changes, face land-access issues

Young Farmers in Michigan hope the new Farm Bill will include key benefits regarding land access so they can continue to pursue farming passionately…

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Pipeline Number 5 lies beneath the Straits of Mackinaw. Opponents claim the aging oil line threatens the largest freshwater system in the world. (ehrlif/Adobe Stock)
Fast-track Line 5 permitting push met with protest

Michigan's Senate GOP pushed for fast track of Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel construction at a press conference this week. Sen. John Damoose, R-Harbor …

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Climate change board games emphasize teamwork and group success. Either all players win together, or no one survives. (pathdoc/Adobe Stock)
Climate change: Better understood through board games?

By Debra J. Rosenthal for The Conversation.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Michigan News Connection for the Public News Service-Conversation …

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Mexico and Canada are the largest importers of meat into the United States, but other countries such as Brazil, Australia and Japan sell significant amounts of beef, pork and lamb here, as well. (Grecaud Paul/Adobe Stock)
USDA Proposes New Rules on Who Can Use 'Product of USA' Labels

A proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would change the rules on what foods can be labeled "Product of USA." Current regulations allow …

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Jon Kent (kneeling) and a cadre of volunteers are raising vegetables and feeding the community from their urban farm at Charlevoix and Lakeview streets in East Detroit. (Sanctuary Farms)
Young Farmers of Color: Feed Detroit, Fight Injustice, Protect Climate

By Britny Cordera for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Michigan News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-…

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Michigan is second only to California as the states with the most diverse agriculture industry.(Michael/Adobe Stock)
MI Farmers Encouraged to Apply for New USDA "Climate-Smart" Program

Michigan farmers say the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new, billion-dollar investment in projects by "climate-smart" farmers, ranchers and …

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The warming climate is proving to be a serious threat to Michigan's $100 billion agricultural industry. (Adobe Stock)
More MI Farmers Stand Up to Climate-Change Threats

LANSING, Mich. - With farms and ranches on the front lines of climate change, there's a new effort to keep their lands resilient. The Food and …

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Saginaw Bay farmer Jason Haag says extreme weather patterns are becoming a regular challenge for his operation. (Michael DL Jordan/DLP)
Farmers Shift Toward Better Soil Practices to Combat Extreme Weather

LANSING, Mich. -- Amid the challenges of another rain-soaked spring, flooding and a global pandemic, some Michigan farmers are using conservation …

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A new report says harmful algae blooms such as this one in Bolles Harbor in Monroe, Mich., may become more frequent because of climate change. (Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory/Wikimedia Commons)
Report: Climate Change to Cause More Algae Blooms, Floods in Great Lakes

MONROE, Mich. — Bigger, more frequent storms; more floods. Many millions in financial losses. Massive environmental shift. Climate change …

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Public comments are being solicited through May 31 on a draft conservation plan to reverse the decline of the eastern monarch butterfly population. (David P. Whelan/Morgufile)
The Eastern Monarch Butterfly May Die Out Unless People Take Action

LANSING, Mich. – Wildlife officials say the "king" of butterflies could meet the same fate as the passenger pigeon unless people step in to …

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There are more than 10,000 soybean producing farms in Michigan. (usda.gov)
Michigan Soybean Growers Urged to Save the Bees

DETROIT -- A major endeavor is under way to educate soybean farmers about helping to save honeybees. The Honey Bee Health Coalition this month …

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