-
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Urban Flooding Summit brought together experts on that issue, and leaders from cities impacted by more—and more severe—floods.
-
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians wants to appeal the 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree, saying it takes away fishing rights not agreed to by the tribe.
-
The Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township could be the first shuttered nuclear facility to reopen in the U.S.
-
The U.S. Department of Energy is throwing a $1.52 billion lifeline to try and reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant in southwest Michigan. Instead of working to eventually tear the hulking plant down, the plant's new owners are hoping to make history, becoming the first completely shuttered nuclear plant to restart operations.
-
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland spoke at the University of Michigan about climate change. She was repeatedly and persistently interrupted by a protester.
-
The federal government intends to lend the owners of the Palisades nuclear power plant $1.5 billion to restart the facility, with the State of Michigan budgeting another $300 million.
-
Barring a late season snowstorm, Michigan expects to use 175,000 tons less salt than usual. That saves money and cuts down on salt pollution.
-
Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured Rocks, the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are expected to be hit by budget cuts.
-
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a the plume of 1,4-dioxane spreading from the site of the former Gelman Sciences facility near Ann Arbor be added to the federal Superfund list.
-
A new report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says that residents of northern Kent County have higher-than-average levels of PFAS in their blood.