February 11, 2015

Cleveland — Wind power is  one of the fastest developing energy sources in the United States. But how much of a threat is it to birds and bats? The Icebreaker is an offshore wind energy project, proposed by LEEDCo in the Central Lake Erie Basin. This pilot project will consist of six wind turbines located

Houghton. Mich. — A Chassell man was sentenced to three months of probation and assessed $750 in “probation oversight fees” after he was busted selling bear meat and organs in a year-long undercover DNR investigation. Houghton County District Court Judge Mark A. Wisti issued Danny Loyd, 56, a one-year delayed sentence after he pleaded guilty

Pittsburgh — Four rare short-eared owls that landed at Pittsburgh International Airport this winter have been moved to a new home, and efforts are underway to trap and transfer perhaps a dozen more. State-listed as endangered, the young raptors were relocated to a reclaimed surface mine about 50 miles away in another county, according to