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Jim Lively has a local food market just minutes from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. He’s waiting for the federal money he was promised so he can put solar on the roof and offset the costs of opening up a campsite for RVs in this field.
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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money

Izzy Ross, Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Emily Jones March 25, 2025

Editor's note: This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization; BPR, a public radio station...

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Khary Frazier of the nonprofit Soulardarity, at WDET Studios, March 19, 2025.
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The Metro: In the face of big utilities, how do residents have more power?

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In metro Detroit, a quarter of low-income households pay more than...

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EPA’s ‘biggest deregulatory action’ spurs concern for air, water quality in Michigan

Teresa Homsi March 17, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a laundry list of policies related to climate change and pollution it wants to...

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NWS kicks off training on how to spot and report severe weather

Pat Batcheller March 17, 2025

Tornado season has arrived, and the National Weather Service has started its annual training sessions for Skywarn spotters.Jackie Anderson is...

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For the first time in more than 100 years, cougar cubs have been discovered living in the Michigan wild.
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For the first time in more than a century, cougar cubs sighting confirmed in the western UP

Steve Carmody March 14, 2025

State wildlife officials say they have confirmed two cougar cubs in the Upper Peninsula.It’s the first such sighting in the...

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The Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s natural gas station in Negaunee Township, which came online in 2019.
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The Metro: How will Trump’s trade war affect gas, electricity costs?

Sam Corey, The Metro March 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Gas and electricity just seem to be getting more and more...

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The National Weather Service's Detroit forecast office is in White Lake Township.
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Local meteorologist says weather service layoffs risk public safety

Pat Batcheller March 6, 2025

The Trump administration's purge of federal workers includes layoffs at the National Weather Service.An NWS spokesperson would not say how...

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A construction site testing geothermal systems in Oregon
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Consumers Energy is looking into geothermal heating for homes

Bre'Anna Tinsley March 3, 2025

Consumers Energy is exploring the potential use of geothermal energy to heat and cool homes in some Michigan neighborhoods. The...

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Tree diseases and climate stress: What Michigan homeowners need to know

Amanda LeClaire February 28, 2025

Southeast Michigan’s trees are facing growing threats from disease, pests, and climate change.Zach Lacombe with Davey Tree Expert Company in...

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Treetops line the horizon in Northern Michigan
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Michigan DNR prepares for wildfire season

Pat Batcheller February 27, 2025

Michigan averages more than 200 wildfires per year. The Department of Natural Resources says fires burned almost 1,500 acres statewide...

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Crews continue to work on the water main break in Southwest Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: Almost 200 families still displaced after water main break

Russ McNamara, Sascha Raiyn February 25, 2025

About 190 families displaced by last week’s water main break in Southwest Detroit are still in hotels as repairs and...

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The Metro: Rep. Dingell says Trump’s taking ‘meat cleaver’ to federal departments 

Robyn Vincent, Tia Graham, The Metro February 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Donald Trump’s presidency has been marked by confusion and chaos for...

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