Lake Superior is warming fast. Its national parks are starting work to cut fossil fuels
As national parks around the country try to raise awareness about climate change, those around Lake Superior are taking steps...
The Metro: Detroit expands program to prevent basement flooding
Detroit experienced one of the warmest winters on record. More extreme weather events, caused by climate change, will continue to...
Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Michigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island's fragile wolf population every...
Dearborn launches city-wide air quality monitoring program
Dearborn officials announced the launch of a city-wide air quality monitoring program this week. In partnership with Michigan-based startup JustAir,...
Warm winters are a wet blanket for small ski slopes in northern Michigan
It’s around 8 a.m. on an early February morning at Mt. Holiday, a small ski area in Traverse City. The...
Created Equal: Detroit has a scrapyard problem
Scrapyards have always been a thing in Detroit. Just drive down any of the city's major thoroughfares and you can...
PFAS cleanup, regulation a sticking point for many Michigan voters
The presence of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," has become an everyday reality for many Michiganders. The state of...
Biden poised to approve $1.5B loan to reopen Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan
The federal government is expected to approve a $1.5 billion loan to restart the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwest...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn commits to 100% renewable energy at city buildings
The city of Dearborn is opting in to DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program to get municipal buildings to 100% renewable energy...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan communities receive $67M in grants to improve water infrastructure
Several Michigan communities were recently awarded a total of $67.1 million in state grants to replace hazardous lead drinking water...
Health, environmental groups join lawsuit to overturn EPA ozone designation in Detroit
Health and environmental groups are joining a Sierra Club lawsuit claiming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrongly found that southeast Michigan now...
Detroit Evening Report: New tool aims to improve ‘Tree Equity’ in Detroit neighborhoods
A new tool from the conservation nonprofit American Forests aims to show Detroiters of all economic backgrounds how increasing their...