The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is expecting a deficit this year. It primarily funds hunting and fishing related-programs from the sales of hunting and fishing licenses, and it is supportive of an increase in the price of these fees to continue its work.

On this edition of Stateside, the story of a laid off federal worker in northern Michigan. Then, the story of the oldest cookbook written by an African American woman from Paw Paw. Additionally, the potentially deadly risk high pollen levels can have to vulnerable populations. Lastly, a new book looking to change the perception of Indigenous people.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been targeted in the most recent round of federal firings.Of the hundreds of NOAA staff who were fired on Thursday, eight were from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor.

First, the funding future for the Department of Natural Resources. Next, a look at snowmobiling in Michigan. Then, a conversation with Michigan’s newest Poet Laureate: Melba Boyd. Plus, a glimpse of an incredibly rare bird.

It’s National Invasive Species Awareness week, and Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources is urging Michiganders to learn more about invasive species prevention.

Holtec wants to install the nation's first small nuclear reactors at the Palisades plant in Southwest Michigan, but first it would have to win regulatory approval.

Mike Siefkes, director of sea lamprey control, and Lindsey Haskin, director of The Fish Thief, discuss the impact of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

The Environmental Protection Agency recently laid off nearly 400 employees. Environmental workers and union leaders say fewer EPA staff and attorneys mean less support in holding polluters accountable and responding to environmental emergencies.

More than a decade after the Flint Water Crisis, another lawsuit has been settled. This one with the engineering company Veolia North American (VNA).

The bill to subsidize two unprofitable legacy coal plants in Ohio keeps rising, and an advocacy group says it's time for the state legislature to act to relieve customers of the fees.