Blog categorized as Environment

Disabled Adults Could Hunt Using Mentor Program Under Bill 

05/24/24 02:21 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Disabled Adults Could Hunt Using Mentor Program Under Bill 
Adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities would be able to hunt for sport with a licensed mentor under HB 5737.

Clean Water Advocates Want Data Centers To Fully Rely On Renewables 

05/14/24 12:48 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Clean Water Advocates Want Data Centers To Fully Rely On Renewables 
A coalition of clean water advocates Monday called on legislators to "slow down" and do some additional work on SB 237 and SB 238, which provide use and sales tax exemptions for mega-sized data centers, and which advocates say should be amended to require full reliance on renewable energy sources.

AG Seeking Attorneys To Pursue Litigation Related To Climate Change 

05/10/24 12:53 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
AG Seeking Attorneys To Pursue Litigation Related To Climate Change 
Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday that she's seeking proposals from attorneys and law firms to pursue litigation related to the climate change impacts caused by the fossil fuel industry.

Whitmer Issues State Of Emergency As Tornadoes Tear Through Southwest MI 

05/08/24 12:52 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer Issues State Of Emergency As Tornadoes Tear Through Southwest MI 
(PORTAGE) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Branch and Cass counties Tuesday night after at least two confirmed tornadoes and softball-size hail hit the area, leaving significant damage to buildings and roads.

Environmentalists Want Regulated Data Centers

03/14/24 04:44 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Environmentalists Want Regulated Data Centers
As a Senate committee moves forward in adopting legislation to extend sales and use tax exemptions to Michigan-placed data centers, environmentalists are awaiting guardrails to monitor data centers' water and energy consumption.