Environment

An environmental group sees cuts in environmental issues within Governor Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal that it feels need to be restored.

House Representatives Debbie Dingell, a Democrat, and Lisa McClain, a Republican, have introduced a bill to commit to exploring below the surface of the Great Lakes.

A Washtenaw County judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop operations at the Vella Pit mine after nearby residents complained about declining water tables.

Additional license plate reading cameras in Detroit, a five-year pilot program that aims to plant 75,000 trees throughout Detroit, freshwater jellyfish, the new Census category for Middle Eastern and North African communities, and a tech start-up that monitors air quality.

Invasive spotted lanternflies have been detected in Michigan. The insects pose a threat to plants, crops, and properties.

The DNR plans to reintroduce Arctic grayling to Michigan waterways. The fish were wiped out in the state in the 1930s, and attempts to reintroduce them in the 1980s failed.

The Michigan Department of Great Lakes and Energy has asked shoreline property owners to remove sandbags along shorelines of the Great Lakes.

On this episode of the podcast we hear from Kerry Heckman of the Department of Natural Resources on how the DNR handles wildfires and what you can do to help prevent them.

There’s no safe way to move crude oil across an entire continent. So what risks are we willing to take? And who bears the brunt of that risk? Over the next couple days, we'll be looking at times when transporting oil went horribly wrong. Today, we’ll hear about a pipeline that ruptured. Next time, we’ll consider the alternative.

Photojournalist Steve Jessmore has turned an interest in bird photography into an award-winning spin on his career capturing raw moments.