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The cable would run underwater in Lake Michigan, stretching from Charlevoix to the Central Michigan University Biological Station on the eastern portion of the island. Another segment would extend from the northern part of the island to the Upper Peninsula.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is calling it the "greatest day of deregulation our nation has ever seen." But Michigan environmental groups don't think this is cause for celebration.

Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior are all about eight inches lower than the historical average, according to February data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A new team at the former Wurtsmith Air Force base in Oscoda is promising to improve transparency and expedite cleanup actions to address leaching contamination in the Au Sable River.

The Alpena community was mourning the loss of a federally-funded STEM education center that abruptly closed in February. But the program is now opening its doors, thanks to WCMU's coverage and a donation from a local organization.

Two union leaders in Michigan confirmed with WCMU that at least 15 people from Huron-Manistee, 14 from Hiawatha and eight from the Ottawa national forests were affected by the layoffs.

The review process for the Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac may be fast-tracked under an emergency order from the Trump administration.

The STARBASE program entered its fiscal year in October without a budget after the U.S. House and Senate could not agree on a funding plan. Now, the four-person staff in Alpena is furloughed indefinitely, and it's uncertain whether the center will reopen.

A trial to see if deer will consume oral vaccines shows some promise for preventing the spread of bovine tuberculosis in wild animals.

An electrical transformer caught fire earlier this afternoon and spread to the Karn generating facility in Essexville. A mineral oil spill into the Saginaw River also took place during the fire. It's unclear how much oil has been spilled.