Sporting, health, and conservation groups have voiced strong concerns on the weakening of a mercury and air toxics rule. The Little Forks Conservancy in Midland is encouraging people to remove garlic mustard from their yards. DTE Energy has turned on its largest wind park, the first of four coming online in 2020.
Environment Report
5/29/20 - St. Helena Island Lighthouse; Your Local Outdoors
A historic lighthouse in northern Michigan will be preserved. There’s a new mapping tool for outdoor recreation. Gypsy moth caterpillars hatched earlier this month.
Q-90.1 Features
5/26/20 - Roller Derby Wear Maker Tells Her Flood Story
Emily Rewerts put her experience making roller derby wear to use making masks. Then the Midland floods forced her to move her operation to higher ground in a hurry.
Backyard Astronomer
5/25/20 - Mercury at Its Prime
Only three or four times a year, you have a chance to find Mercury close to the western horizon at dusk or near the eastern horizon at dawn.