PFAS

Governor Gretchen Whitmer designated Sept. 21-25 as PFAS Awareness Week and urged Michiganders to "take steps to reduce their exposure to PFAS." MLive Reporter Garret Ellison fills Stateside in on where the state stands on PFAS contamination clean up.

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.

State lawmakers propose amending the state Constitution with a green amendment, and new regulations on PFAS.

Compounds from the family of chemicals known as PFAS can suppress the body’s ability to mount a defense against new pathogens—and the effects can last well into adulthood.

Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens, a Democrat, turned in signatures to get on the ballot Friday, becoming the first major candidate in the race to do so.

What happens to the immune system when humans are exposed to PFAS? Plus, a look into how legal sports gambling exploded in Michigan and across the United States.

A study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research used preserved whole lake trout and walleye samples to measure the accumulation of so-called "forever chemicals" in fish from 1975 to 2020.

Two west Michigan landfill operators say they have spent "significant resources" trying to contain the harmful chemicals linked to a waterproofing product used by the West Michigan shoe company.

The previous House budget would have cut Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy by 19%, while the adopted budget reduces the agency’s funding by 7%.

Friday on Stateside, details in the state Legislature's $80 billion budget plan. The budget includes a new 24% tax on cannabis wholesalers to fund road repairs, as well as a slight increase on spending on K-12 education.