Department of Defense Awards Grant to the Advance Michigan Defense Coalition
PublicDomainPictures The US Department of Defense is awarding a $5.97 million grant to defense industries in Southeast Michigan. The funds will...
U of M Study to Examine Connection Between Relationships and Well-Being in Metro Detroit
University of Michigan sociologists are beginning a study in Metro Detroit to understand how relationships and forgiveness affect a person’s...
Elusive Gray Wolf Documented in Lower Penninsula
State wildlife biologists say they’ve confirmed the presence of a Gray Wolf in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. It’s only the second...
Congress Weighs Banning Oil Shipments Across Great Lakes
This week the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies are practicing how they would respond to a catastrophic oil leak...
New University of Michigan Report Details State and Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
The University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute released a report today about the potential future of natural gas extraction in...
Enbridge Energy Running Oil Spill Mitigation Practice Exercise Near Mackinac
Enbridge Energy is running drills tomorrow to deal with a potential oil spill from its pipeline under the Straits of...
State Fund Loaning $3.5 Million to Wurlitzer Building Developers
The Michigan Strategic Fund is awarding a loan to the owners of the Wurlitzer Building in Detroit. The Michigan Economic Development...
Conservators Making Significant Progress on River Raisin Recovery Efforts
The US Environmental Protection Agency is removing a couple of ecological issues from the River Raisin thanks to recent recovery...
Michigan Secretary of State is Suing Hewlett-Packard
Oakland Univeristy The Michigan Secretary of State is suing Hewlett-Packard for failing to upgrade the computer systems in 131 Secretary...
Detroit Public Schools See Big Drop in Crime Reports
The Detroit Public Schools Police Department says crime reports fell 29 percent during the 2014-15 school year. Chief Stacy Brackens says there...
DEQ Study: Michigan Lost More Than 4 Million Wetland Acres [Data]
Courtesy of Michigan DEQ More than four million acres of wetlands in Michigan have been lost over the past 200...
EPA Gives $4.5 Million to Restore the Clinton River
Bob Julius/Creative Commons The US Environmental Protection Agency is awarding Sterling Heights and Utica $4.5 million to clean-up the Clinton...