The rare Kirtland's warbler population is down by about 30% from the last census taken in 2021. The problem is there are not enough jack pine trees the right age to attract nesting pairs of the songbird.

The massive oil spill in the Kalamazoo River 15 years ago polluted the water and shoreline and left oil-coated wildlife. More than a million gallons of oil was recovered along a more than 35 mile stretch of the river.

Nine environmental groups are taking the Department of Energy to court to end its order to keep the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant open past Consumers Energy's planned closure date.

The National Wildlife Federation says Michigan's environment department should fully review what damage drilling the tunnel for a new pipeline segment might cause.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is taking comments and has scheduled virtual meetings for the public regarding permits to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac for the oil and natural gas liquids pipeline, Line 5.

A Catholic organization, "Strangers No Longer" gathered with other denominations to march to the ICE office in Detroit with a letter denouncing the agency's tactics.

The Department of Energy is stopping Consumers Energy from closing an aging coal-burning plant. Petitioners say the order is costly, harmful, unnecessary, and unlawful.

The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen nesting pairs. This year, the number reached 85 nesting pairs for the first time.

Your pet might try to hide or even run away to escape the noise. The Michigan state veterinarian has some tips.

A late March ice storm hit 12 counties in northern Michigan, downing or damaging three million acres of trees. The state's largest forest, Pigeon River Country State Forest, has many closed trails, but campgrounds are open.