John Flesher

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A sampling of states’ reaction to carbon cuts plan

John Flesher · June 3, 2014 3:03 am

FILE-- This April 21, 2008, file photo shows wind turbines at the Harvest Wind Farm in Oliver Township, Mich. State officials say Michigan is positioned to require more of its electricity to come from wind and other renewable sources. Existing law sets a 10 percent target that must be met in 2015. Michigan officials will assess the impact on the state when President Barack Obama on Monday, June 2, 2014, announces tougher new air quality standards affecting coal-fired power plants. Coal produces about 55 percent of the electricity in the state while natural gas produces 11 percent. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)

Plan pushes Michigan to use more renewable energy

John Flesher · June 2, 2014 10:05 pm

FILE - General Motors Orion Assembly Plant's wastewater treatment facilities are shown in this Nov. 29, 2005 file photo. Michigan is fourth in the nation in the share of its workforce associated with industries that develop freshwater technology and services or are highly dependent on plentiful and clean water, according to a report released Thursday May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Report: Michigan a leader in ‘blue economy’ jobs

John Flesher · May 29, 2014 5:12 am

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks about a new conservation plan during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

USDA seeks partnerships to protect soil, water

John Flesher · May 27, 2014 10:14 pm

Great Lakes get more funding in Senate water bill

John Flesher · May 22, 2014 11:02 pm

Whitefish shortage causing Passover meal problems

John Flesher · April 14, 2014 11:22 pm

Winter’s snowy barrage hammers US road budgets

John Flesher · March 20, 2014 5:02 am

This undated photo proved by Michigan Technological University shows an Iver 3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle purchased by Enbridge Energy Partners for Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. Michigan Tech's Great Lakes Research Center will use the device to conduct sonar inspections of Enbridge oil pipelines beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Some consider the pipes, laid in 1953, a symbol of the dangers lurking in the nation's sprawling web of buried oil and natural gas pipelines. (AP Photo/Michigan Technological University, Guy Meadows)

Sunken Great Lakes oil pipeline raises spill fears

John Flesher · March 3, 2014 10:48 pm

Kellogg to use environmentally friendly palm oil

John Flesher · February 18, 2014 7:59 pm

FILE - In this July, 17, 1999, file photo, a freighter is silhouetted on Lake Superior near Whitefish Point, Mich. Two newly completed scientific papers are providing fresh information about how complex interactions of evaporation, precipitation and winter ice cover affect water levels on the Great Lakes, and regional industries such as shipping and tourism. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Reports shed light on Great Lakes water levels

John Flesher · January 21, 2014 7:03 pm

Energy and Environment

Debate brews over whether to save island’s wolves

John Flesher · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

AP Interview: Snyder wants more renewable energy

John Flesher · May 30, 2013 4:18 pm