Environment

Balloons are a part of many American traditions: birthdays, graduations, retirements, weddings. It’s easy to forget these balloons once they float away,…

Half a century ago, hundreds of pairs of piping plovers lived in the Great Lakes. But by the 1980s, they were on the verge of extinction and only a...

Michigan lawmakers introduced new bills designed to make polluters pay. It requires that the polluter clean up the pollutant as much as technically…

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has settled a lawsuit against Bay City’s Michigan Sugar Company.The MDEQ filed a lawsuit against Michigan…

On Black Friday, the federal government released its National Climate Assessment.Compiled by 13 federal agencies, the landmark report spells out the…

Today, we speak to MLive reporter Paula Gardner, co-author of an investigative report that found PFAS chemicals are still being released in large…

A bill sponsored by State Senator Tom Casperson would remove protections from some Michigan’s wetlands, inland lakes, and streams. In a recent letter,…

Michigan Radio will make changes to its environmental coverage beginning in October. The Environment Report, which has explored the relationship between…

The elk is an important Michigan symbol. It’s even on our state flag. But have you ever seen an elk in the wild in Michigan? Did you even know there are…

In January, there were sightings of a fireball in the sky over Southeast Michigan.The following day, the United States Geological Survey confirmed it was…