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...
Sleeping Bear pauses controversial Segment 9 trail extension indefinitely
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will pause work on Segment 9, the final extension of a paved, multi-use trail through...
MI and OH: Different strategies to reduce Lake Erie nutrient pollution
Michigan and Ohio are both struggling to reduce the fertilizer runoff getting into Lake Erie which feeds cyanobacterial blooms, also...
The Metro: New research explores energy-efficient ways to degrade PFAS
The Michigan Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision next year on a case that will help determine the...
Michigan Supreme Court to hear PFAS cleanup case
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a challenge by a chemical manufacturer to the state’s drinking water...
National Weather Service seeks winter weather spotters in Detroit
The National Weather Service expects a warmer and wetter than normal winter in southeast Michigan. But that doesn't rule out...