Category: Michigan Public
Canadian wildfire smoke causes ‘very unhealthy’ conditions in Midwest and reaches Europe
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest. Conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on Tuesday.
A hard-fought milestone for Flint’s water, but uncertainty ahead
Flint, Michigan, is nearly finished replacing lead pipes 11 years after the water crisis. Financial struggles still cloud the water system’s future.
New wetland could show how Michigan can reduce agricultural runoff polluting Lake Erie
Each summer, Lake Erie is plagued by toxic cyanobacterial blooms fed by phosphorus runoff from farm fields. Michigan is struggling to reduce the pollution by 40%.
Trump administration budget cuts and policies blamed for lower attendance at Great Lakes conference this week
President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to “rebuild public trust in science.” But scientific groups claim the new administration is having the opposite effect.
Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds construction could result in permanent loss of wetlands and bat habitat, disturb aquatic wildlife, and degrade roads. But it would eliminate the chance of an anchor strike.