Scientists want microplastics monitored in the Great Lakes. Now, it’s up to the US and Canada
Scientists want the U.S. and Canada to designate microplastics as a “chemical of mutual concern.”The recommendation is part of a...
The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan
Since the 1970s, our energy bills have been going up. Year after year, utility companies like DTE have been asking...
‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture
One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.That’s the...
House bills would exempt UP gas generators in clean energy legislation
Michigan House Republicans are renewing an effort to count around a dozen Upper Peninsula natural gas generators as clean energy....
Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces two more neighborhoods for city’s solar initiative
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday announced two more east side neighborhoods as finalists for phase two of the city's...
State adds two new ‘areas of interest’ for possible PFAS contamination
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has designated two new sites as “areas of interest” for potential...
All-electric recycling trucks to replace some diesel garbage trucks in southeast Michigan
Some counties in Michigan will be swapping out diesel garbage trucks for all-electric recycling trucks.In Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties,...
Chemical company director criminally charged in connection with 2022 Flint River spill
A chemical company director is facing a host of criminal charges related to a 2022 spill in the Flint River.Lockhart...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit unveils final designs for first 3 solar neighborhoods
Detroit unveiled the final designs for the first three Solar Neighborhoods on Thursday.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...
Legislation would restore a portion of Michigan’s environmental protection act
Almost two decades ago, a Republican-majority Legislature and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm struck a deal. The state’s environment agency would...
MichMash: The environmental dilemma of Michigan’s ‘low carbon fuel standard’ bill
A transportation bill introduced last year to encourage the use of "clean fuels" has environmental and animal activists concerned about...
After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior
Lake Superior’s top predator fish is at a sustainable population. The lake trout population has recovered to the point it...