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Michigan has far to go to meet net zero carbon emissions, but progress is being made. Researchers say we need to look farther ahead and prepare now for the technical challenges that must be overcome.
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One has funding delayed on nearly half its projects.
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Three northwest Michigan men, Kwin Morris, Jeff Guy and Joe Lorenz of Stand Up For Great Lakes, have traversed all five Great Lakes on paddle boards. Lake Ontario proved to be the toughest and filmed every trial along the way in the new film: Crossing Ontario.
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Baby boomers are part of a "silver tsunami" of retirements sweeping across the nation's drinking water and wastewater systems.
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After searching for a buyer for over a year, the owners announced the permanent shutdown of Tahquamenon Falls Riverboat Tours three years before centennial anniversary.
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A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives calls on the federal government to create a high-resolution map of all five lakebeds.
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Mining companies that produce construction aggregate have been pushing for years for a law that changes who approves permits for their operations.
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U.S. Environmental Protection officials say today that trucks have resumed shipping contaminated materials away from where a train that carried toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
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An environmental group says Michigan's grid operator is keeping renewable energy from fully participating in the electric grid.Nearly every year, renewable energy produces more of our electricity, and fossil fuel, especially coal, produces less. Aaron Stemplewicz is with EarthJustice. He says MISO, the multi-state grid operator that includes Michigan, is essentially discriminating against renewables.
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The tribe says the work will benefit natural habitats and help prevent flooding.The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi has made progress on a project that aims to bring back the natural curves of the Dowagiac River, which were straightened by settlers in the early 1900s. More bends mean a slower-moving river, with better natural habitats for both aquatic and non-aquatic wildlife.