MDNR's Fisheries division relies on fishing license purchases for much of its budget. But the price remains stagnant while inflationary pressures increased.

The Environmental Protection Agency is asking residents to weigh in on the future of a plume of contaminated groundwater under part of Ann Arbor and Scio Township.

Heat waves are becoming more common and intense as a result of climate change — and roads are suffering as a result. Are the nation's roads up to meeting the challenge of a warmer, wetter future?

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun reviewing a proposal to build two new small modular reactors at the Palisades nuclear plant complex in Van Buren County.

One study examines how policies surrounding electric vehicles have considered low-income and disadvantaged communities and how disproportionate ownership remains despite equity consideration.

University of Notre Dame researchers analyzed nearly 2,500 samples of living organisms and found patterns in the concentration of "forever chemicals" across the region.

An MSU professor of horticulture says established trees generally do fine during heat waves. But newly planted or young trees may need a helping hand.

Mitchell's satyr butterflies are a federally endangered species. Now, around 300 of them will be reintroduced to a Southwest Michigan habitat.

Are Michigan and Huron separate lakes – or have we been counting the Great Lakes wrong?

A federal district judge dismissed the case, ruling that only a U.S. Court of Appeals can review the sort of decisions in question at the west Michigan nuclear power plant.

Twenty-five Great Lakes Water Authority member communities exceeded Michigan’s lead action level since 2018, and experts say authorities need to move faster to protect public health.

How extreme heat is affecting Michigan harvest season and putting farm workers at risk. Then, the Green Grocer program in Detroit returns aiming to increase access to fresh food in the city. And, meet the Grand Rapids native who became the world champion in a new endurance sport.

Those for and those against constructing a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac are making their cases. A comment period for the necessary permits from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ends this Friday.

Cigarette butts are one of the most common kind of plastic pollution found on Great Lakes beaches.

Economists at the University of Michigan's Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics forecast have to negotiate around some uncertainties because of tariffs.

A circuit court judge in Lansing has denied a request by Enbridge to put a hold on the state court case filed by Attorney General Dana Nessel. The AG took Enbridge to court six years ago.

In 2024 the National Resources Commission limited hunting on public lands during the period coyotes have young pups dependent on their parents. The NRC has reinstated the year-round hunt season that was in place since 2016 to keep the coyote population suppressed. Year-round hunting has always been allowed for private landowners on their own property.

A giant wooden "nature megaphone" built by local high school students is now open to the public. The megaphone next to the Belle Isle Nature Center amplifies the sound of nature when you're inside it.

A number of deteriorating dams have been torn down and streams restored. It's expensive, and Michigan's budget is facing challenges.

The International Joint Commission has issued a draft report on Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes, a ten-year review on the consumptive use, diversion, and removal of water from the Great Lakes.

In the last three decades of data from butterfly counts in the Midwest, none of the butterfly species increased in population. More than 40% declined in number.

The EPA proposes rescinding the "endangerment finding" that found climate change was harmful to people and greenhouse gases should be restricted. The Trump administration says the "endangerment finding" is costing the economy $54 billion a year. Doctors say the cost to people's health will be higher.