Environment

Does it feel like you've seen a burst of fireflies this summer? You probably have!This year will go down as a "firefly boom," not just here in Michigan,…

In 2015, the Grand Traverse Land Conservancy began a quiet campaign to protect natural lands from development in northern Michigan. Since the launch, $53…

Look around you. Chances are – wherever you are – you can see something that’s plastic.It's everywhere, and the plastic we throw away is filling up our…

New tariffs are putting some Michigan newspapers and printers at risk of going out of business.There’s more than a little irony in the fact that a state…

Beaches along Lake Michigan are closed when E. coli bacteria gets too high. But a nasty critter found on the bottom of the lake might help keep the…

New laws signed by Governor Rick Snyder last Friday set up commissions to oversee the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Environmentalists say…

For years, scientists have been developing ways to put algae in your gas tank. It works, but we're still a long way from buying algal biofuel at the pump.…

Bees might be small, but they play an outsize role in food production. In fact, one of every three bites of food we eat is made possible by bees.While a…

A Canadian company will turn in a report tomorrow outlining whether it thinks a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac is a feasible option for its…

Globally, climate change is going to cause serious upheaval. But the kinds of changes will vary from place to place. That means there are likely to be…