the environment report

Prairie fires were a natural part of the landscape before European settlement. Most prairies were eventually turned into farmland. Because they're vital habitat to pollinators and other wildlife, plus are beautiful in their own right, prairies are being restored. Occasionally, they need to be burned to survive.

Michigan has far to go to meet net zero carbon emissions, but progress is being made. Researchers say we need to look farther ahead and prepare now for the technical challenges that must be overcome.

The transition to cleaner energy in Michigan could get an assist through transmission lines to renewable energy from solar and wind in the Great Plains states.

Solar and wind energy are sporadic sources of power. Even with enough production to power the entire state of Michigan, storage is needed to keep supply steady with demand. Batteries alone won't suffice.

We're using more power, some of the electric grid is a century old, and severe storms caused by climate change are battering the distribution system, all while trying to make the transition to renewable power and clean energy.

Chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological ailment, kills deer. It's been slowly spreading through Michigan. Washtenaw County is the 15th county where the disease has been detected in deer.

More than a decade after the Flint Water Crisis, another lawsuit has been settled. This one with the engineering company Veolia North American (VNA).

$21 billion in federal grants, loans, and loan guarantees for Michigan projects are being rescinded or held back for clean energy efforts by the Trump administration.

The $1.1 billion invasive carp barrier needs land that Illinois owns. Governor Pritzker is delaying the land transfer until President Trump assures funding for the project.

Environmental justice experts from the Biden administration discussed the Trump reversals of U.S. policies toward climate change, renewable energy, and environmental justice.