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MichMash: The environmental dilemma of Michigan’s ‘low carbon fuel standard’ bill

Hernz Laguerre, Jenny Sherman November 22, 2024

A transportation bill introduced last year to encourage the use of "clean fuels" has environmental and animal activists concerned about...

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The lake trout population in Lake Superior dropped by 95% because of overfishing and the invasive parasite, sea lamprey.
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After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior

Lester Graham November 21, 2024

Lake Superior’s top predator fish is at a sustainable population. The lake trout population has recovered to the point it...

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The proposed route for Segement 9, which would've completed the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail and brought trail users to the northernmost reaches of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Now, the Park Service says it will pause the project indefinitely due to concerns from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
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Sleeping Bear pauses controversial Segment 9 trail extension indefinitely

Ellie Katz November 19, 2024

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will pause work on Segment 9, the final extension of a paved, multi-use trail through...

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Researchers, policy-makers, and government officials gather to get a briefing on a stream monitoring system in southwest Washtenaw County. The on-site, real time data collection system is one of many in the Michigan watersheds flowing into Lake Erie.
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MI and OH: Different strategies to reduce Lake Erie nutrient pollution

Lester Graham November 18, 2024

Michigan and Ohio are both struggling to reduce the fertilizer runoff getting into Lake Erie which feeds cyanobacterial blooms, also...

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An aerial view of the Detroit River.
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The Metro: New research explores energy-efficient ways to degrade PFAS

Dorothy Jones November 14, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision next year on a case that will help determine the...

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The Michigan Hall of Justice.
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Michigan Supreme Court to hear PFAS cleanup case

Rick Pluta November 13, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a challenge by a chemical manufacturer to the state’s drinking water...

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National Weather Service seeks winter weather spotters in Detroit

Pat Batcheller November 7, 2024

The National Weather Service expects a warmer and wetter than normal winter in southeast Michigan. But that doesn't rule out...

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Challenge to state PFAS rules on MI Supreme Court’s November docket

Rick Pluta October 30, 2024

A challenge to the state’s rules on water contamination by a group of forever chemicals is on the Michigan Supreme...

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Jay McCoy puts up plywood in preparation for Hurricane Milton on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in New Port Richey, Fla.
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What to know about Hurricane Milton as it moves toward Florida’s Gulf Coast

Associated Press October 8, 2024

Not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the Florida coastline, Milton strengthened into a major hurricane that is headed toward...

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Black Artists Archive Founder Dr. Kelli Morgan (left) poses with "The Metro" host Tia Graham at WDET Studios on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.
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The Metro: Black Artists Archive working to preserve Detroit history

John Filbrandt September 30, 2024

Art is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, but a lot of Black stories get overlooked, particularly in Detroit. ...

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People check the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Lebanese community mourns; Michigan tribes get funding for climate action + more

Nargis Rahman September 30, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a vigil held in Dearborn over the weekend to mourn those...

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Flags mark the proposed route of Segment 9 of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.
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Grand Traverse Band, other local groups oppose Sleeping Bear trail extension

Ellie Katz September 23, 2024

There is growing opposition to the extension of a paved, multi-use trail through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.A local township,...

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