Author: Bridge Michigan
Layoffs at Chicago EPA office have implications for Michigan
The Environmental Protection Agency recently laid off nearly 400 employees. Environmental workers and union leaders say fewer EPA staff and attorneys mean less support in holding polluters accountable and responding to environmental emergencies.
$53 million settlement in Flint Water Crisis announced
More than a decade after the Flint Water Crisis, another lawsuit has been settled. This one with the engineering company Veolia North American (VNA).
Ohio electricity customers pay $679 million in past 10 years to subsidize two unprofitable coal plants
The bill to subsidize two unprofitable legacy coal plants in Ohio keeps rising, and an advocacy group says it’s time for the state legislature to act to relieve customers of the fees.
MI appeals court upholds Enbridge Line 5 plans
The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a permit for Enbridge Energy’s plan to bury an oil pipeline beneath the environmentally sensitive Straits of Mackinac.
Stateside: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
First, what stopping USAID funding does to agricultural research at schools like MSU. Then, how a fatal accident changes the emotional value of a camping spot. Later, a new film documenting the impact of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.