Environment

Published September 10, 2019

Volunteers needed to help clean the Clinton River

METRO DETROIT — The Clinton River Watershed Council is looking for volunteers of all ages to help clean the Clinton River this month.

Phragmites along roads in five Macomb County communities will be treated this month.

Published September 10, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Phragmites in Macomb County roads to be treated this month

MACOMB COUNTY — Phragmites in five Macomb County communities will be mitigated this month.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit and the St. Clair Shores Coast Guard Station were ready to help as needed in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Published September 6, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Local Coast Guard units ready to help in hurricane’s aftermath

METRO DETROIT — While Hurricane Dorian took its toll on the southern Atlantic Coast, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit and the St. Clair Shores Coast Guard Station were ready to help as needed.

Published September 4, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Zoo announces it will be fully wind-powered

ROYAL OAK — In January 2021, the Detroit Zoological Society will be 100% powered by Michigan-made renewable energy through DTE’s MIGreenPower program.

Published August 29, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

County officials address sinkhole in front of Eastpointe Middle School

EASTPOINTE — The Macomb County Public Works Office has begun emergency repairs on a sinkhole discovered underneath a sidewalk outside Eastpointe Middle School.

Published August 27, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

South Pole workers recount memories both chilling and humorous

GROSSE POINTE PARK — It’s been almost 20 years since they wintered together at the American McMurdo Station at the South Pole in Antarctica in 2001, but the scientists and crew members from that expedition are bonded to this day.

Published August 27, 2019

Woodward Talk

Berkley approves energy plan meant to save costs, improve efficiency

BERKLEY — The Berkley City Council recently passed its energy plan in hopes of reducing costs and saving energy.

Published August 27, 2019

Advertiser Times

Senators unveil bill to increase support for Great Lakes projects

DETROIT — Both U.S. senators from Michigan, Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, came together on Belle Isle Aug. 22 to formally announce a bill to renew the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and increase its funding.

Published August 26, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Kayaking event highlights Clinton River revitalization

UTICA — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel hosted a kayaking and canoeing event Aug. 21 at Heritage Park in Utica to highlight the progress being made in revitalizing the Clinton River.

Published August 20, 2019

C&G Newspapers

No more raw sewage discharges: Clinton Township fulfills state mandate

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Following a period of nearly 20 years and the spending of approximately $30 million, raw sewage overflows in Clinton Township are hoped to be a thing of the past.

Quinn and Grace Gould, of Rochester Hills, show off a black walnut tree found in Rochester Hills.

Published August 20, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Michiganders invited to enter state’s Big Tree Hunt contest

ROCHESTER HILLS — Families and individuals across the state can head outside to explore the great outdoors as part of the Michigan Big Tree Hunt contest.

Published August 16, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Harmful — but not toxic — algae confirmed in West Bloomfield

OAKLAND COUNTY — As reports come in from across the country of pets dying after ingesting blue-green algae found in lakes, the Oakland County Health Division is reminding residents that the same thing could happen here if we’re not careful.

Published August 13, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling storms cause flooding, outages

STERLING HEIGHTS — Powerful thunderstorms hovered over Sterling Heights and parts of metro Detroit the night of Aug. 12, drenching roads and flooding basements. But Sterling Heights officials said city workers banded together to minimize disruption to residents.

Workers spread new wood chips Aug. 6 at the site of Macomb County’s only biofilter facility, located on 15 Mile Road in Fraser.

Published August 12, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Macomb County completes refurbishment of biofilter

FRASER — The Macomb County Public Works Office recently refurbished the county’s only biofilter facility.

Published August 9, 2019

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park Nature Initiative plants pollinator garden

HAZEL PARK — For its first major project, the Hazel Park Nature Initiative recently installed a garden at Hazel Park’s municipal offices between City Hall and the library, facing the intersection of Nine Mile and John R roads.

Published August 7, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights to plant trees with ITC donation

STERLING HEIGHTS — The drive to make Sterling Heights greener continues.

Published August 6, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Water ordinance violations now will be civil infractions in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With an uptick in watering violations, the time apparently has come for an ordinance amendment.

A map identifying the density of phragmites across Michigan shows that southeast Michigan is more negatively affected than any other region.

Published August 6, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Phragmites affect southeast Michigan more than anywhere else

METRO DETROIT — A new federal grant aims to remove invasive phragmites in southeast Michigan, notably in Macomb County, and to control their spread.

Published July 30, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Refuse authority contract amendment allows use of Detroit transfer station

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A contract amendment enables the member communities of the Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority to take their garbage to a closer transfer station, if needed — but at a price.

Published July 30, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Refuse authority budget reflects pension system payment

GROSSE POINTE PARK — An unexpected — and slight — underfunding in the Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority pension seems to be the only fiscal hiccup from the 2018-19 fiscal year.