Isabel Gil
News InternIsabel Gil is a senior at the University of Michigan. She is from Ada, Michigan–outside of Grand Rapids–where she previously worked as a newsroom intern for WGVU. Through her combined studies of Environmental Science and English, she is dedicated and passionate about advancing sustainability and justice through research and storytelling. Outside of the newsroom you can find her (foremostly) in class, reading and writing poetry, and giggling around Kerrytown with her fellow ICC co-op members—Zingerman’s latte in hand.
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There are months of work ahead just to clear roads, an official with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says. -
The manufacturing company is now on probation. It owes a $200,000 fine, and $20,000 in restitution. -
Fire danger is higher than normal across the entire Lower Peninsula and in the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. -
One of many institutes at risk is the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research based at the University of Michigan. It's partly funded by NOAA to research invasive species, extreme weather, and toxic cyanobacterial blooms. -
The program is meant to help income-qualifying households cut back on energy costs and protect the environment. -
Researchers say further cuts will slow progress on enforcing health-based regulations in at-risk communities. -
The University of Michigan’s Faculty Senate voted on a similar resolution calling for compact establishment, but hasn't yet disclosed the results. -
The lawsuit asks the court to reinstate the students’ immigration status, so they can resume their studies without being detained or deported. -
Authorities say the risk of falling ice is too great to open the bridge. -
Michigan lawmakers predicts bipartisan support for the bill.
