Environment

Forestland in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.

Gov. Snyder vetoes bill aimed at eliminating goal of "biodiversity" in forest management

Mark Brush

Today, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed a bill that attempted to keep state officials from managing the state's forests and parks for biodiversity.Senate…

Environment & Climate Change

Analysis finds sharp partisan shift and deregulation in Michigan's environmental laws

Rebecca Williams

Our environment laws in Michigan have become sharply more partisan in the past 14 years.That statement comes from an analysis by MIRS News in Lansing.…

Environment & Climate Change

Environmentalists oppose changing rules on pollution clean-up

Lester Graham

Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign legislation that changes pollution clean-up procedures in Michigan. Senate Bill 891 is backed by the Department of…

Environment & Climate Change

40 years later, chemical mistake still affects Michigan residents

Stateside Staff

It's been over 40 years since the Michigan Chemical Corporation/Velsicol made a catastrophic mistake that affected millions of Michigan residents. The…

An ailing robin fledging in Teri Kniffen's yard in St. Louis, Michigan in June of 2013. Some of the highest levels of DDT ever recorded in bird livers and brains were found in this neighborhood.

Environment & Climate Change

Birds are dying in central Michigan from decades-old DDT pollution

Mark Brush

All this week we're bringing you stories about the chemical company responsible for the PBB tragedy in Michigan. Michigan Chemical accidentally…

Community

Metro Detroit community raises orphaned baby deer

Michigan Radio Newsroom

Not much happens in the tiny Detroit suburb of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan -- I would know, because I grew up there. But last spring, an unlikely visitor…

Transportation & Infrastructure

Did you know your car's fuel economy was determined in Ann Arbor?

Stateside Staff

Americans care more about fuel economy than ever before, but did you know that the EPA does their MPG testing at their laboratory in Ann Arbor?The EPA's…

Jack will be the mayor of citizens such as this Green Tree Frog.

Community

8-year-old Milford boy becomes mayor of "Amphibiville"

The Associated Press

An 8-year-old boy from Milford has been sworn in as the new boss of the Detroit Zoo's amphibian population.Jack Salvati this week began his two-year term…

This trail camera photo of a cougar was taken on public land in western Mackinac County in early November.

Environment & Climate Change

New photos of cougars in Michigan bring total to 26 sightings since 2008

Mark Brush

Cougars were wiped out in Michigan more than 100 years ago, but a few of the big cats have been returning.The Michigan Department of Natural Resources…

Construction workers lift an oak tree to move it to the other side of the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

Lifted On Giant Inner Tubes, An Old Tree Moves In Michigan

Tracy Samilton

A 250-year-old oak tree once stood in the way of the University of Michigan's new business school — until it was moved this weekend. It wasn't easy, though, and definitely not cheap.