In a move to keep contaminated soil and water from the Manhattan Project from being deposited in a Wayne County landfill, state Rep. Reggie Miller (D-Van Buren Twp.) has introduced legislation to bar radioactive waste dumping in Michigan.

Two harmful algal blooms (HABs) were confirmed this summer in Lenawee County’s lakes. The first bloom was detected at Lake Hudson in Clayton on Aug. 21, while a second bloom was found at Devils Lake in Manitou Beach on Aug. 30.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined with Michigan 4-H youth and volunteers in Van Buren Charter Township on Aug. 15 to ceremonially sign legislation creating a Michigan 4-H fundraising license plate.

The River Raisin Watershed Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the health of the River Raisin and its watershed area, is marking a half-century of operation this year.

Lenawee County residents have an upcoming opportunity to recycle unwanted passenger vehicle tires.

ADRIAN — A new report card, issued by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in collaboration with the River Raisin Watershed Council...

Allegra Baird joined the Lenawee Conservation District office earlier this spring to support Lenawee County farmers. She comes to the conservation district with a background in ecosystem science and management. 

Mark your calendars for May 11 from 8 a.m. to noon for the Lenawee County Spring Cleanup Day. 

A mining company’s proposal for a new gravel pit in Raisin Township, about halfway between Adrian and Tecumseh, has residents alarmed.