Environment

The goal of a proposed seasonal sea lamprey barrier is to restrict the invasive species' spread up the Sucker River in Alger County. Officials are taking public feedback until February 22.

A study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research used preserved whole lake trout and walleye samples to measure the accumulation of so-called "forever chemicals" in fish from 1975 to 2020.

Scientists in the middle of the country told Harvest Public Media that 2025 was a year of major changes and uncertainty.

University of Illinois researchers analyzed traces of DNA in rivers and streams to learn how strips of trees near water — called riparian buffers — impact land species.

Michigan's Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) just released their annual State of the Great Lakes Report. The publication underscores the progress and challenges of managing the world's largest freshwater system.

Despite winter seeming bleak, the season offers birdwatchers the chance to see visitors like purple finch — and opportunities to help researchers learn more about birds.

The nonprofit organization ReLeaf Michigan organized the 2025 Big Tree Hunt.

The bill removes the gray wolf from the endangered species list, and allows states to make their own decisions on managing wolf populations.

The attitudes of UP residents toward wolves are split, says a new study, with more than 60% of those surveyed favoring reducing the wolf population, motivated mostly by worries over risks to livestock, deer and human safety.

Holtec Internation had been saying it planned to resume generating power by the end of 2025. That timeline has now shifted to the start of the new year.