Trump Budget Proposes Eliminating Funding for Great Lakes
Jake Neher/WDET Republican and Democratic members of Michigan’s Congressional delegation are criticizing the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate funding for...
Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk
Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...
Waterfowl Hunters Paying for Michigan’s Wetland Management and Restoration
The month of May is celebrated as American Wetlands Month A report released recently looks at the health and management of...
Activists Try To Create Group Support for Ballot Drives
Jake Neher/WDET A small crowd that held a May Day rally in front of the state Capitol has a big...
Preliminary Work Underway on Gordie Howe Bridge
“We have approximately 60% of the properties that we require on the U-S side" Three teams have been...
Michigan Congressional Delegation Praises Budget Deal
Laura Weber Davis, WDET Congress has reached a budget deal that includes funding to help restore the Great Lakes. The...
Old Oil Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac at Center of Petition Drive
"The reason we got involved is that we think the State is taking too long and we can’t afford a...
State Lawmakers Finally Approve Money for Flint
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET After stops and starts, the state Legislature has finally adopted a bill to send $100 million dollars to...
Marathon Plants Trees as Part of Green Buffer Near Refinery [PHOTOS]
It's been about a decade since Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced plans to expand its Detroit refinery. In 2011, the company...
Detroiters Weigh In On The City’s Waste-to-Energy ‘Incinerator’
Jake Neher/WDET Recently, WDET aired a feature as part of the the CuriosiD series about Detroit Renewable Power’s waste-to-energy facility...
Ohio Will Not List Lake Erie As Impaired…
“We hope that EPA will get this one right and deny Ohio’s list, because it doesn’t currently include Ohio’s portion...
How Have Trump’s First 100 Days Affected Michigan?
Rick Pluta/MPRN This week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. There’s been no shortage of...
