August 12, 2000
When it comes to grassroots organizing, few triumphs are as electrifying as the one last February in Milan Township. By a margin of 403-350, residents of this
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August 1, 2000
In <I>The Perfect Storm</I>, this summer’s movie blockbuster, New England fishermen set out on a hopeful voyage to fill their hold only to
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August 1, 2000
Michigan allows livestock factories to police themselves, and forces local people to pay the price of accidents that are bound to happen. Most disturbing is
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August 1, 2000
Last November the Institute, along with the Mackinac Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Michigan Environmental Council, petitioned the U.S. Environmental
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July 4, 2000
The Michigan Legislature missed an historic chance early this summer to both give farmers a major, and much-needed, property tax break and build a significant
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May 12, 2000
Governor John Engler encouraged residents across the state earlier this year when he announced his intention to slow the loss of Michigan farmland to suburban
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May 11, 2000
Just when it seemed hopeless that anything would be done to tame sprawl and protect farmland in Michigan, Gov. John Engler himself popped up with a surprise.
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May 1, 2000
Here's a political quiz: Name the federal regulatory agency that businesses fear most. Hint: It's not the Environmental Protection Agency. No, the strictest,
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March 1, 2000
Dean Edgecomb and his family operate one of the last independent small dairy farms in northern Michigan, keeping 50 cows and growing corn and hay on 140 acres
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March 1, 2000
A newspaper reporter asked me a good question last winter. We were watching from the balcony above the House of Representatives as lawmakers passed Senate Bill
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