Seney National Wildlife Refuge

A kingfisher keeps an eye out for fish at the Shiawassee Wildlife Refuge near Saginaw, Michigan. Wildlife refuges and national parks are facing budget cuts if Congress passes the compromise proposals before it.

National parks and wildlife refuges facing cuts in compromise budget in Washington

Lester Graham

Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured Rocks, the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are expected to be hit by budget cuts.

Stateside

Stateside: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Stateside Staff

Continuing our conversation with Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard about how to respond to an active shooter situation and what can be done to mitigate gun violence. Then a new book explains why Patti Smith Still Matters. To close the show, we share the final chapter of a 25-year-old loon love story.

Environment & Climate Change

Wildfires prompt Michigan's governor to declare state of disaster

The Associated Press

Governor Rick Snyder has declared a state of disaster in the Upper Peninsula counties of Luce and Schoolcraft, where wildfires already have consumed more…