Lake Huron

Representatives for Michigan State University’s largest union say recent layoffs are a violation of contract agreements. Then, how an Indigenous tribe is addressing whitefish’s decline. And, leaders from two smaller Michigan NPR affiliates discuss threats to federal funding that their stations need.

Whitefish populations in the lower Great Lakes have been declining for decades. Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House joined Stateside to discuss what’s threatening the iconic fish, and what could be done to save them.

The Legislature debates a bill package around transgender youth in sports. Then, one person’s journey to become the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes. Plus, the impact of the EPA delaying setting guidelines for PFAS.

Today, a conversation with a man who has made it his life mission to keep the Great Lakes’ Indigenous language alive.

What climate change is doing to Michigan's allergy season, two scientists team up to find ways to help kids living with autism sharpen their social skills, and the Great Lakes sailing adventure that changed writer Jerry Dennis’ life.

Whitefish are on the brink of collapse in lakes Michigan and Huron. Their offspring are born on rocky reefs, where they're killed by sunburn, starvation, and predators. Scientists hope to save them by transferring eggs to rivers to teach whitefish to spawn away from danger.

Democrats aim to get Michigan's environmental agency more power over water quality issues, AI helps to uncover Great Lakes history, and reframing the Israel and Gaza conflict.

Wreckage of a WWII P-39 flown by a member of the Tuskegee Airmen was found and pulled up this week. The plane went down during training 80 years ago near Port Huron.

Detroit is looking to reverse trends of infant mortality. How one hospital is looking to address food insecurity for its Oakland and Washtenaw communities. Then, Points North tells a story of the danger of lake ice in winter.

Today, a look into a long lost shipwreck recently discovered in the Great Lakes. Plus, we spoke with an author and medical historian about where we are in the trajectory of the COVID pandemic — three years after it began.