Consumers Energy to End Coal Use by 2040, Reduce Carbon Emissions by 80 Percent
Consumers Energy Consumers Energy announced new goals today (Mon) for reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent today. The energy company...
Trump ‘Campaigned Like a Populist. He’s Governing Like a Plutocrat’ says WaPo Reporter
National Park Service President Trump unveiled a budget on Monday that would make big cuts to social, environmental, and other domestic programs, including...
Scientists Now Know What’s Causing Lake Erie’s Algae Problem
IJC Scientists have identified the source of the annual algal bloom in Lake Erie. Water quality managers have speculated...
DTE Energy Plans to Cut Carbon Footprint By 80%
A Michigan energy company says it plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 80% in the coming years. DTE Energy says...
Cape Town Water Crisis and What Shortages Could Mean for the Great Lakes
National Geographic What is going to happen when people all over the world start running out of fresh water? How...
Snyder Still Has Leverage To Get Stuff Done in 2018
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder spent the past week rolling out a series of new policy proposals he hopes to...
More info about Groundhog Day than you ever wanted to know
Today is Groundhog Day and this morning in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, therefore predicting another 6 weeks of...
Snyder Trying to Kick Start Plan to Block Invasives from Great Lakes
Pat Batcheller/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder says a new shipping lock in Joliet, Illinois is needed to stop Asian carp from...
Snyder Calls for Increased Cost to Dump Waste in Michigan Landfills
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder wants to increase the cost of dumping waste in the state’s landfills. This is part of...
What Is The Trump Administration Doing to the Environment
Jake Neher/WDET Last night President Donald Trump touted his rapid-pace deregulation schedule within the many departments of government. Perhaps at...
Hikers: Make Way for E-bikes on State Trails
Michigan’s recreation trails may be covered with snow now, but once Spring arrives the state’s non-motorized trail system will...
Michigan Should Have No Shortage of Marijuana
Stakeholders in Michigan’s medical marijuana industry appear eager to receive a state license now that the application period is open....