Category: Climate change
Environmental groups, state officials could go to court over Trump admin. order on MI coal plant
The Department of Energy is stopping Consumers Energy from closing an aging coal-burning plant. Petitioners say the order is costly, harmful, unnecessary, and unlawful.
Climate Change Made Texas Floods 20% to 30% More Severe
The devastating floods that swept through Central Texas in early July 2025 are a human tragedy, first and foremost. Current reports have 120 dead and more than that still missing. Thousands more have lost homes, and the economic damage will likely run into the billions. This catastrophe, unfortunately, has a … [continued]
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A record year for Great Lakes piping plovers
The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen nesting pairs. This year, the number reached 85 nesting pairs for the first time.
Stateside: Thursday, July 10, 2025
A conversation on a Michigan summer classic — lightning bugs. Also, the Detroit community gathers for a collard green cookoff. Plus, an ophthalmologist becomes the first Michigander to win an open water swimming challenge.
Fe, a record-setting Michigan loon, births ‘downy fluffballs’ No. 43 and 44
The common loon, Fe, has broken records again with the arrival of loon chicks 43 and 44. Fe is the “world’s most productive” loon known to exist.