Lester Graham

In areas where floods were once rare, now some neighborhoods are flooding repeatedly. Stormwater sewers are being overwhelmed by more intense storms.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a COVID vaccine for children 5- to 11- years old. The CDC still has to sign off on the pediatric Pfizer vaccine which could happen early next week. Michigan has already been allocated 287 thousand doses.The concern now is getting enough kids vaccinated. Approval for vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds came in May. Less than half that age group in the state have been vaccinated.

The State of Michigan is going to stop buying most non-essential products containing PFAS. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is ordering state agencies to avoid buying products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) if possible.

Michigan lawmakers say a hunting season is needed to limit the number of sandhill cranes

Environmental groups are demanding Canada stop opposing the shutdown of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5.

An invasive, tree-killing insect has been found in Kent county.