Vern Stelter, of the Game and Fish Department's habitat protection program, said a policy revision was needed in light of the fast pace of energy development in the state. This policy should show more concern about protecting habitat than helping industry -- we re losing habitat faster than it can be reclaimed. The commission did agree to amend the mitigation policy by specifically addressing the importance of wildlife migration corridors, and being responsive to new science. Stelter s...

Without locked gates or barbed wire, the prison operates with solar panels, wood-fire heating instead of oil, strict recycling and eco-friendly food production a 10-year project officials say was aimed at helping the roughly 115 prisoners learn values such as protecting the environment and respecting others. Without locked gates or barbed wire, the prison operates with solar panels, wood-fire heating instead of oil, strict recycling and eco-friendly food production a 10-year project...

Marathon Petroleum co. expects to spend $2 million to install air quality monitoring stations that would warn residents near its southwest Detroit refinery of environmental problems. As part of that plan, Marathon said, it will erect at least five monitoring stations around the Detroit refinery to measure concentrations of air pollutants along the perimeter of the facility's fence line. To accommodate the environmental challenges, Marathon said it plans to build additional sulfur...

Wildlife and fisheries biologists, safety officers, hatchery staff and game wardens will be on hand and in person to talk about their fishery, wildlife, safety and enforcement programs and projects throughout the day. Admission is free for all those attending today, although any donation to benefit the Maine Wildlife Park would be greatly welcomed and will help support improvements to the park's wildlife exhibits and displays. Forget summer when the fish feed during the evening hours when...

When he brought the fish to boat-side, we both saw that is was a walleye - a very aggressive, hard-fighting 17-inch walleye - which I quickly scooped with the net. In addition to walleyes, the game fish include muskies, northern pike, and both smallmouth and largemouth bass. There are free public boat landings off Highway O at the northeast side of the flowage; off Stormy Landing Road on the north end; off Highway J, west of the Pickerel Lake outlet on the northwest end; and off Highway D,...

A decade ago, Bethlehem Steel promised to clean up its sprawling Sparrows Point plant and to curb pollution that had fouled the air, water and land for more than a century. For example, kish - a shiny metallic grit - sometimes fills the air and covers neighborhoods when the company dumps unwanted molten iron, residents say. But as the fourth owner in four years prepares to take over, some Dundalk residents say they wonder what happened to the extensive cleanup ordered by federal and state...

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Whether you're a child playing soccer, a parent working in the yard, a jogger in the neighborhood or a senior taking a walk, air officials warn you should be conscious of the smoky air this weekend. Air quality officials issued warnings to school athletic programs this week that if they can smell the smoke from the wildland fires in Northern California, it can be harmful to competing athletes. A few school districts postponed or moved games due to poor air quality, while others let their...

Mother Jones magazine was awarded second place for a report on environmental problems in Peru. The award is named after a founding member of the organization and a longtime environmental reporter. Press-Enterprise places third for report on habitat preservation. The report, titled "The Big Squeeze," detailed how many plants and animals in Riverside County face destruction by developers despite the large-scale, costly plan to protect habitat. The Society of Environmental Journalists' Kevin...