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Lake Michigan from an elevated view in Empire, Mich.. A University of Notre Dame study found that Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior have a smaller concentration of PFAS chemicals compared to Lakes Ontario and Erie. (Photo credit: Vivian La/IPR News)
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.
Have you ever wondered why we have midterms? Didn’t we have an election, like, two years ago? What purpose does this even serve?
Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer will answer these questions and more in a new limited-time video and newsletter series.
Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer will answer these questions and more in a new limited-time video and newsletter series.
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When widespread power outages followed a week with temperatures in the 90s, the city of Dearborn offered free dry ice to residents.
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This is a bespoke segment of That’s What They Say that focuses on “bespoke.”
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Legislation that's passed the state Senate would require more dam inspections and emergency planning, and let the state remove dams in danger of failing.
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Already past the July 1 deadline set in state law, lawmakers spent nearly 24 hours straight in an overnight session to approve the spending plans.
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But that's exactly what Independence Day is about — 250 years ago on July 4th a group of leaders got very, very political by signing a document that put their lives and their family's lives in grave danger. We can see now that it was totally worth it. Back then, it wasn't so clear.
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Mitchell's satyr butterflies are a federally endangered species. Now, around 300 of them will be reintroduced to a Southwest Michigan habitat.
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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.
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An analysis by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a free market think tank, finds that the eight largest corporate subsidies during the eight years of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's terms created only 3% of the expected number of jobs, so far.
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Dalephenia Jones, 62, died at Trinity Health Hospital Thursday, two weeks after being transported to the emergency room for what hospital staff believe was a cardiac event. Her death follows three before her whose deaths are all still under investigation.
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The Lower Reach River Project is beginning its in-river work as they plan to remove four low-head dams and replace them with new stone features.
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A Michigan Law professor explains how recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions strengthen the executive branch—and why that matters. Also, we travel back in time to 1776—and what Detroit looked like as America began to take shape as a nation. And, how the 1994 World Cup reshaped Americans' relationship to soccer.
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When the U.S. last hosted the World Cup 1994, soccer was difficult to follow. With the tournament back in the U.S. this summer, University of Michigan Professor Emeritus Andrei Markovits describes how soccer's popularity has grown in the country.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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Man, it's a hot one! Don't go out in this summer's heat wave before you arm yourself with these tips and a really big water bottle.
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A bill passed in the Michigan House of Representatives would get rid of work permit requirements for children and make employers responsible for verifying a kid’s age before hiring them.
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The Michigan Legislature adjourned Wednesday evening after missing the July 1 legal deadline to adopt a state budget. There's no penalty for missing the deadline.
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More than 170 people in Michigan have been sickened by a gastrointestinal parasite called Cyclosporiasis.
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