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...
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...