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There's good news and bad news for residents with drinking water wells near the Kalamazoo River. A massive oil spill contaminated the river in 2010.State…

In Mohsin Hamid's fictional how-to, a nameless protagonist makes a fortune selling knockoff bottled water in a thirsty Asian metropolis. Hamid joins NPR's Steve Inkeep to discuss the book's conceit and the side effects of rampant development.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-926303.mp3When the Great Lakes water levels fell a few years ago, people began…

A 78-year-old woman says a 6-mile canoe trip down a river in northeast Ohio was a dream come true. That’s despite the fact that she’s afraid of water.Kay…

Tests suggest household wells near the 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill have not been contaminated.A pipeline break in July, 2010, resulted in more than 800…

What can the federal government do to offset a rash of foreclosures on home loans? The House Financial Services Committee hears the views of the treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chief on options legislative and regulatory.

If you’re a fly fisherman, there are few rivers this side of the Rocky Mountains that compare with Michigan’s Au Sable River. There’s a particular…

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says 1,000 job cuts are planned by early next year to help deal with the city's budget crisis.The mayor's office said in a…

Governor Rick Snyder says emergency actions are necessary to address low water levels in the Great Lakes.The lakes are at their lowest levels in…

It's a "swing-state" edition of It's Just Politics this week. The big political question in the mitten-state currently seems to be "Is Michigan a true…