pollution

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the state of Michigan, other states, and industry groups in a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the state of Michigan, and many other states and industry groups, in their challenge to emissions rules from the…

"Lake Erie is dead" and "the Cuyahoga River is on fire."Those were actual headlines in the late 1960s spotlighting the deteriorating conditions of the…

Back in December, there was a toxic spill in Detroit.In my kitchen.It was a Sunday morning. My kids were watching a cartoon. I was reading the paper. And…

A research team has discovered high levels of flame retardants in bald eagles in Michigan.Polybrominateddiphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are in all kinds of…

The city of St. Louis, Michigan would much rather be talked about as the geographic center of the Lower Peninsula.Instead, there's a lot of focus on the…

This week, we’ve told you about efforts to clean up the old Velsicol Chemical plant. There’s a threat to the local drinking water supply after the first…

Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign legislation that changes pollution clean-up procedures in Michigan. Senate Bill 891 is backed by the Department of…

There are a lot of former industrial sites in Michigan that need to be cleaned up, but the Velsicol Superfund sites in St. Louis, Michigan are unusual in…

All this week we're bringing you stories about the chemical company responsible for the PBB tragedy in Michigan. Michigan Chemical accidentally…