MichMash: The environmental dilemma of Michigan’s ‘low carbon fuel standard’ bill

A transportation bill introduced last year to encourage the use of "clean fuels" has environmental and animal activists concerned about...

After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior

Lake Superior’s top predator fish is at a sustainable population. The lake trout population has recovered to the point it...

Sleeping Bear pauses controversial Segment 9 trail extension indefinitely

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will pause work on Segment 9, the final extension of a paved, multi-use trail through...

MI and OH: Different strategies to reduce Lake Erie nutrient pollution

Michigan and Ohio are both struggling to reduce the fertilizer runoff getting into Lake Erie which feeds cyanobacterial blooms, also...

The Metro: New research explores energy-efficient ways to degrade PFAS

The Michigan Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision next year on a case that will help determine the...

Michigan Supreme Court to hear PFAS cleanup case

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a challenge by a chemical manufacturer to the state’s drinking water...

National Weather Service seeks winter weather spotters in Detroit

The National Weather Service expects a warmer and wetter than normal winter in southeast Michigan. But that doesn't rule out...

Challenge to state PFAS rules on MI Supreme Court’s November docket

A challenge to the state’s rules on water contamination by a group of forever chemicals is on the Michigan Supreme...

Detroit’s winter outlook trends warmer and wetter

The National Weather Service says this winter could be warmer and wetter than usual in southeast Michigan.The agency recently issued...

Oakland County Parks millage proposal could bring major improvements if passed

Voters in Oakland County will decide on Nov. 5 whether to approve a millage increase to fund the county’s park...

Sour weather bites Michigan’s sweet cherry growers

Bad weather battered Michigan's cherry industry in 2024. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development estimates sweet cherry growers...

The Metro: Nonprofit reclaiming nature in Poletown with ‘Circle Forest’ restoration project

Detroit’s Poletown neighborhood is now home to a restored forest.   Detroit Future City and Arboretum Detroit worked with community members,...