Tagged: CAFO

May 16, 2017

Great Lakes Pollution – Saginaw Bay Muck is Poop

2017 marks 30 years since Michigan’s Saginaw Bay was deemed an Area of Concern. Outdated and failing septic tanks, overflow from Bay City and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations CAFOs. Experts confirmed local suspicions of what exactly is in the muck that has been appearing on beaches.

Wind Energy Development Transforms Michigan’s Thumb

In only a few short years, Huron County Michigan went from a sleepy rural county internationally known for its navy beans and sugar beets to the premier wind energy and animal product producer in Michigan.

Water Quality

October 28, 2015

Farming Challenges of Great Lakes Cleanup

Efforts to improve the Great Lakes cleanup will involve upstream cooperation of farms and rural industry. This graphic from the University of Wisconsin shows what’s involved