environmental clean up

The mayor of Warren is defending a social media post that caused some panic and confusion among residents this week.In a Facebook post late Wednesday, Jim…

It's hard out here for a bat.Especially if it's a bat in Michigan, according to Detroit News reporter Charles E. Ramirez. He writes that the three biggest…

State officials are accepting more feedback on proposed new statewide standards for more than 300 environmental contaminants, including dioxane. The last…

Update Friday, September 23:Recreation on the Huron River has been resumed and, so far, water tests show no threat to human health, according to an…

LANSING, Mich. - Efforts to rid Michigan communities of plastic shopping bags would be banned under a bill set to advance in the Republican-led…

One of Michigan's greatest natural treasures and most popular tourist destinations is Grand Traverse Bay.So the appearance of a large plume of what looked…

A toxin produced by a kind of cyanobacteria contaminated Toledo's water supply over the weekend. It left 400,000 people without drinking water.Blooms of…

Just in case the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement isn’t on your summer reading list, here’s the gist of it:It’s an agreement between the U.S. and…

It's been four years since the Enbridge pipeline Line 6B broke, creating the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history.More than a million gallons of tar…

If you ever want proof that individual actions can make a big difference in our environment, look no further than the Rouge Rescue – the yearly cleanup…