Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission ...

DNR leadership recently decided to request bids for a solar project on public trust lands in Hayes Township, just west of Gaylord at the 45th Parallel. The effort would be a companion project to two ...

Nobody thought much of 420 acres in Gaylord until a proposal to put solar panels on it. Now, it’s become hallowed ground — and points to the difficulty of meeting Michigan’s climate goals.

Controversy over a proposal to lease state land near Gaylord for a solar array has spiraled into a battle over Michigan’s role in the green energy transition. Some lawmakers want to halt all solar ...

DNR pans to clear a little over half a square mile of forest for solar panels in Otsego County sparked a firestorm of ...

It's a topic that could reasonably be expected to generate controversy: chopping down trees on state-managed Michigan forest land to enable installation of large arrays of private companies' solar ...

Democrat and Republican lawmakers have joined to oppose a proposed Michigan solar farm they should would potentially destroy ...

Some 420 acres of state-managed, forested land near Gaylord, and nearly 1,100 acres near Roscommon, would be leased to solar ...

GAYLORD — A controversial plan to clear-cut 420 acres of state forest land for a solar farm is off the table following intense opposition from Republican state legislators. RWE Clean Energy ...

(The Center Square) – Democrat and Republican lawmakers have joined to oppose a proposed Michigan solar farm they should would potentially destroy more than 400 acres of state forest. A ...

Lansing — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is exploring the possibility of leasing about 420 acres of forest land near Gaylord for a solar farm, raising concerns among lawmakers ...

OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- A solar farm proposal on more than 400 acres of state land in Otsego County came as a surprise to both residents and state representatives. The Department of ...