Peters and Stabenow Unveil Legislation Meant to Protect Great Lakes from Oil Spill
Both U.S. senators from Michigan are spearheading legislation meant to protect the Great Lakes from an oil spill. Senators Gary...
New University of Michigan Report Details State and Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
The University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute released a report today about the potential future of natural gas extraction in...
Enbridge Energy Running Oil Spill Mitigation Practice Exercise Near Mackinac
Enbridge Energy is running drills tomorrow to deal with a potential oil spill from its pipeline under the Straits of...
State Fund Loaning $3.5 Million to Wurlitzer Building Developers
The Michigan Strategic Fund is awarding a loan to the owners of the Wurlitzer Building in Detroit. The Michigan Economic Development...
Conservators Making Significant Progress on River Raisin Recovery Efforts
The US Environmental Protection Agency is removing a couple of ecological issues from the River Raisin thanks to recent recovery...
Michigan Secretary of State is Suing Hewlett-Packard
Oakland Univeristy The Michigan Secretary of State is suing Hewlett-Packard for failing to upgrade the computer systems in 131 Secretary...
Detroit Public Schools See Big Drop in Crime Reports
The Detroit Public Schools Police Department says crime reports fell 29 percent during the 2014-15 school year. Chief Stacy Brackens says there...
China’s President Xi Jinping Visits the U.S.
Stephen talks with Tom Watkins, Advisor to Detroit Chinese Business Association, about Michigan’s economic relationship with China. China: Governor Snyder...
DEQ Study: Michigan Lost More Than 4 Million Wetland Acres [Data]
Courtesy of Michigan DEQ More than four million acres of wetlands in Michigan have been lost over the past 200...
EPA Gives $4.5 Million to Restore the Clinton River
Bob Julius/Creative Commons The US Environmental Protection Agency is awarding Sterling Heights and Utica $4.5 million to clean-up the Clinton...
Feds ‘Upping Game’ to Catch Cheating Automakers
Federal regulators say they are taking new steps to catch automakers that skirt or defy government rules and regulations. Officials...
Michigan United Wants Power Restored to Detroit Board of Police Commissioners
JJ/Creative Commons The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners could return to full power after a city council vote next week....