Category: Michigan Public
Here’s what you need to know about bad air quality in Michigan
We’ve gathered some of our past coverage about the Canadian wildfires and how to keep yourself and your family safe when the air quality is bad.
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.
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.