Author: Owen Sound Sun Times
Detroit gets more than $300 million from federal government for flood repair and prevention
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in disaster recovery funds for communities across 24 states.
Water withdrawals declined in the Great Lakes in 2023
According to the Annual Report of the Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database, 35.4 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the Great Lakes basin in 2023.
Michigan seeks public comment on air use permit for potash mine
Michigan is seeking public comment on an air use permit for a proposed salt and potash mine in Osceola County.
Consumers will partner with Canadian company to recycle coal ash at shuttered power plant
Consumers says that, working with the Canadian company Ashcor Technologies, its coal ash will be transformed into something that could benefit the environment instead.
Stateside: Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024
Today, we talk to geologists about whether rock formations could keep excess carbon out of the atmosphere. Then, we revisit a conversation with creators of a podcast about the disappearance of Anita Wiley. Later, we travel to a colorful backyard also known as Hamtramck Disneyland.