Environment Michigan

Long awaited plans to clean PFAS chemicals from the Rogue River will now have to until 2024; the delay comes after a proposed plan by Wolverine Worldwide has been scrapped for a new one.(EGLE) to start construction of a remediation system on the Rogue River in September. That did not happen, forcing the state department to issue the Rockford based shoemaker a violation, while telling the company to hurry up.

A new study of bees reveals natural habitat can affect whether bees pass on viral infections.

A newly published study suggests a plume of contaminated groundwater could eventually get into home basements in parts of Ann Arbor.The research by University of Michigan scientists suggests that a current plume of the chemical 1,4-dioxane in groundwater will get closer to the surface.

More than 31,000 acres of heavily forested land in the Upper Peninsula is being sold to a conservation group.The land is located at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula.

A coalition of health and environmental groups is calling on the state legislature to set an ambitious target for electric vehicles.The group says Michigan should set a goal of 100-percent emissions-free new car sales by 2030.

A Native American tribe and Enbridge Energy are both claiming success after a federal judge’s decision.

First responders from the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center and the Green Township Fire Department and the Michigan State Police responded to the scene.

The federal funds will help re-establish Michigan’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and will help reduce phosphorus entering the Western Lake Erie Basin.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has awarded the state's Wild Rice Initiative a $100,000 grant to continue restoration efforts.

Consumer Energy Alliance released a new report detailing the potential economic impact on Michigan and other Midwestern states if Enbridge's Line 5 is shut down.