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DNR Holds Community Meetings About Fishing Season

April 1st marks the first day of the open water fishing season. The DNR Fisheries Division holds community meetings this time of year to answer any questions anglers might have about the upcoming season. George Madison, a Fisheries Supervisor presented at the 3 Western Upper Peninsula meetings, including the last …

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Snyder Tops Dubious Fortune Poll

A Fortune Magazine reader’s poll says that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is number one on the list of the 19 most disappointing leaders in the world, because of his role in the Flint water crisis. Flint had switched water sources while under an emergency manager appointed by the governor. The …

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Study Shows Shore Vulnerability in Oil Spill

A computer-modeling study from the University of Michigan shows that more than 700 miles of shoreline in Lakes Huron and Michigan are potentially vulnerable to oil spills if there’s a pipeline rupture beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Researchers ran more than 800 different simulations of an oil release from the …

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