Michigan’s Upper Peninsula residents are fighting for dark sky protections to combat light pollution  as the region is on the cusp of a mining industry boom. ( Katrina Miller / The New York Times ) ▾ An investigation finds  automakers and their suppliers opted not to act and blocked efforts to stop lead battery recycling poisoning over nearly three decades. ( Will Fitzgibbon / The Examination & The New York Times )  ▾ The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the use