water resources

At least 52 Michigan communities have enacted data center moratoriums — temporary pauses that stop the acceptance or approval of permits for certain types of developments.

Michigan lawmakers and local leaders are promoting bipartisan legislative efforts to support water affordability programs for Michigan households.

Lifeline H2O replaces a program that served 29,000 households at its peak. Only 5,000 will get into the new program. Advocates demand more funding for water affordability.

The state is trying to clear up confusion around COVID vaccine coverage for children and pregnant women after new federal guidance. We talked to Michigan Public's health reporter about what you need to know. Then, a new program that delivers breast milk from incarcerated mothers to their babies at home. And, we look at the toll of data centers on Michigan’s fresh water resources.

An update on the toxic chemical Gelman plume nearing Ann Arbor's drinking water source, Detroit and other Michigan regions are sinking, a local play examines the relationship between technology consumers, and technology creators and preview of the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.

Water-based economic researchers in the Great Lakes region are seeing U.S. government resistance to funding world-changing hub for water technology.

One of the lowest income cities in Michigan has a proposed $3 billion data center as a potential lifeline — but environmentalists and locals warn of high costs to water, climate and community.

Muskegon Lake is cleaner and more beautiful. Developers are flocking to former factory sites, converting land into pricey condos and marinas. Residents, policy makers, and businesspeople are debating how to embrace the new without letting 'eco-gentrification' push longtime residents out.

Canadians are not happy about President-elect Donald Trump referencing a “large faucet” in British Columbia, Canada that could be turned on to bring water to California.

Today, the spat over solar development on state lands. Also, a blast from the past: the celebrated 70s Ann Arbor art collective, La Raza. And, what an AI future may mean for demand on Michigan’s water supply.