Removing dams can harm the delicate mussels that live downstream, so the federal government requires dam owners to search for mussels and move them before demolition.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has a new process for renewable energy permit applications, to fit a new law that takes effect in November.

State law limits maintenance of county drains to no more than $5,000 per mile — not nearly enough, according to Michigan drain commissioners.

The state is providing three million dollars to Grand Rapids to fund the infrastructure needed to transport solar electricity from the former Butterworth landfill site to the city’s primary circuit.

Small communities have the same problems as bigger ones with their water infrastructure - aging equipment and stormwater and sewage mains, leaking private septic systems, and rainwater ditches overwhelmed by heavier rains due to climate change. Eight Michigan rural communities will get USDA help fixing some of those issues.

Dana Nessel’s office argues that DTE and Consumers’ Energy are vastly overestimating the amount needed to improve service and reliability for residential customers.

A regional water utility in Michigan is getting federal help to determine how to best mitigate increasing flood risks.

Today, DTE’s track record under the microscope, with a rate hike request under consideration by the state.We’ll talk to a journalist who reviewed all the documents related to the request. Also, writer Erin Craig, whose fantasy novels evoke new worlds in luminous, cinematic detail. Her latest book, "The Thirteenth Child," features a personification of death as a deeply fallible immortal.

An independent audit confirmed other reports finding that DTE Energy and Consumers Energy have worse-than-average storm outage response track records.

The Natural Resources Defense Council has created a nationwide map of locations for some 9.2 million lead service lines. The map is based on Environmental Protection Agency data.