State adds two new ‘areas of interest’ for possible PFAS contamination

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has designated two new sites as “areas of interest” for potential...

All-electric recycling trucks to replace some diesel garbage trucks in southeast Michigan

Some counties in Michigan will be swapping out diesel garbage trucks for all-electric recycling trucks.In Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties,...

Chemical company director criminally charged in connection with 2022 Flint River spill

A chemical company director is facing a host of criminal charges related to a 2022 spill in the Flint River.Lockhart...

The National Audubon Christmas Bird Count is underway

What started out as a tradition to hunt and kill as many birds as possible, turned into something much different...

Michigan’s outdoor economy continued growth in 2023, federal data shows

Thousands of people set out to explore Michigan’s woods and water at the end of 2023.According to data from the U.S....

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit unveils final designs for first 3 solar neighborhoods

Detroit unveiled the final designs for the first three Solar Neighborhoods on Thursday.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...

Detroit Evening Report: Marathon refinery workers end 3-month strike with new 7-year agreement

The UAW strike has gotten much bigger. Plus, several family-friendly activities are available around Detroit this weekend. Those stories and...

Legislation would restore a portion of Michigan’s environmental protection act

Almost two decades ago, a Republican-majority Legislature and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm struck a deal. The state’s environment agency would...

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...