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The university announced Tuesday that it has selected a 144-acre parcel on Textile Road in Ypsilanti for the $1.25 billion project.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a permit for Enbridge to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, to house a section of pipeline to replace the current Line 5 twin pipelines that are lying on the lakebed. It's a notable step in the process of building the controversial tunnel.
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Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to stop harassing the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake, the state's only native venomous snake.
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Some Michigan farms say lettuce sales are booming, as the Cyclospora outbreak wreaks havoc around the country.
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Ann Arbor voters will decide this November whether to create a new municipal electric utility, paving the way for the replacement of DTE Energy as the city's provider.
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Today on Stateside, we dove into the science of Cyclosporiasis, following the first reported deaths in a weeks-long outbreak. Plus, we heard about the role detection dogs are playing in moose research. Then, State Sen. Mallory McMorrow — once a contender for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination — joined us to talk about this week's primary upset. And, a report on the difficulties accessing healthcare inside a Michigan prison.
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In a 6-1 ruling Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court’s found the tunnel's approval should have consider factors like alternatives to the project and harm to Michigan’s “public trust resources.”
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The state's high court says the Michigan Public Service Commission failed to fully consider the project's potential environmental impacts.
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The Petoskey stone shares a name with the Northern Michigan city, but its distribution—and the story it tells us about our state’s ancient history—is a lot bigger. On this episode of On Hand, we talk to a couple of rockhounding experts about how to find Petoskey stones and the stories they tell.
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Today on Stateside, we spoke to the president of the Bay Mills Indian Community on why the tribe is opposing the reconstruction of Line 5. Then, we heard from the creators of a new plant-identification app that does not need the internet to tell you what's growing in front of you. And, we speak from the founder of a (literal) underground poetry operation and the author who's written a book about it.
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The invasive mile-a-minute weed has been confirmed in Jackson County. The weed is on Michigan’s invasive species watch list because of its ability to grow six inches within a single day.
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When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you do when extreme heat and wildfire smoke increasingly make the outdoors dangerous?