fracking

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is proposing changes to their rules for oil and gas drilling in the state.MDEQ leaders say they've had a…

"How many of you are here to stop the drilling?" one woman asked the crowd of about 200 at a town forum in Scio Township last night.Big applause broke…

Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality proposed a list of new rules for hydraulic fracturing in the state — commonly known as fracking.Fracking is…

In this Week in Michigan Politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial, Governor Snyder's NERD fund,…

Bankruptcy eligibility trial begins today"A trial to determine Detroit’s fate in municipal bankruptcy starts today. Judge Steven Rhodes will hear…

The petition drive is the citizens’ direct route to changing laws. It’s part of the state constitution,Article 2, Section 9 (if you want to read it for…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A southwestern Michigan couple is suing the federal government over a planned lease of oil and gas development rights in the…

A judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop any oil and gas drilling on state land in western Michigan.The area in question is Allegan State Game Area,…

As the national debate around horizontal hydraulic fracturing continues, one of the central questions is: what does the practice do to our…

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is getting into the debate over horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.Fracking pumps a mixture of water, sand and…