Author: Great Lakes Commission
Stateside: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
How Michigan residents are pushing back against proposed data centers in their backyards. A debut novel about friendship and addiction set in Michigan. And, how the Big Beautiful Bill has changed Michigan.
Michigan environment department hosting microplastics summit
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is hosting a Great Lakes Microplastics Summit to share research findings and raise public awareness.
Stateside: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025
First, experts from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy spoke to the importance of the newly declared “Microplastics Awareness Week.” Then, a Michigan-born recipe developer and cook discussed her new book, Lebanese Baking, a more-than 100 recipe tribute to the flavors and techniques of Lebanon.
EPA workers in Michigan region furloughed as federal government shutdown continues
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency workers in Chicago — the headquarters of the region covering Michigan — are furloughed as the federal government shutdown continues.
Stateside: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025
Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources explains why so many deer are dying in southeast Michigan. An archivist with the state discusses how the opening of the Erie Canal kick-started Michigan’s population growth. And, an interview with jazz legend Herbie Hancock.