Kelly House | Bridge Michigan
Reporter, Bridge MichiganKelly House covers Michigan environmental issues for Bridge. She joined the Bridge staff in March 2020. Previously, Kelly reported for the Oregonian, where her coverage of the environment and other topics garnered national honors and sparked state efforts to better protect Oregon’s natural resources. She has a master’s degree in environmental law from Lewis & Clark Law School and a bachelor’s in journalism from Michigan State University. She is from Harrison and lives in Lansing. You can reach her at khouse@bridgemi.com or on Twitter at @Kelly_M_House.
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Michigan is the only U.S. state without a statewide septic code. Hundreds of thousands of leaking septic systems foul Michigan's waters. -
Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for industrial waste. But its gains are fragile and incomplete with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish that returned to its waters. -
Permitting delays have tacked on another year-and-a-half to the planned Line 5 tunnel project under the Straits of Mackinac Assuming the project gets needed permits, construction won’t begin until 2026 at earliestThe tunnel was supposed to be completed in 2024 -
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel gets another chance to convince a judge that her Line 5 lawsuit belongs in state court. -
Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking water supplies. -
Some Michigan lawmakers want to declare water a human right. The push comes as Michigan utilities resume water shutoffs following a COVID-19 moratorium. -
Consumers Energy is considering whether to keep its 13 hydropower dams on Michigan rivers. -
"Several thousand gallons" of liquid containing hexavalent chromium have spilled into the Huron River. State regulators are urging people not to play in or drink from the river until further notice. -
The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape. -
Customers get cheaper, cleaner water when communities share the cost of infrastructure. But Michigan's experience shows how political conflicts and logistical challenges can complicate the math.
