Tag: Michican Public
Drought conditions continue in Michigan — in some areas, since last winter
Abnormally dry conditions stretch across the state, with a section of mid-Michigan in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Stateside: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a new chief climate officer. The University of Michigan is hosting a month-long arts festival. A local podcast provides some advice about making your bed. A poet discusses his first novel. And this week’s episode of On Hand, a Michigan Public podcast.
This year’s autumnal vibrance is muted. Here’s why.
Have you been noticing muted fall colors this year? You’re not alone.
Stateside: Friday, Oct. 10, 2025
Conversations with Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Wayne State University football coach Tyrone Wheatley. Plus, the Grand Traverse Butterfly House and Bug Zoo, and the details of a powwow happening in Detroit on Indigenous People’s Day.
Michigan’s regulated utilities will double renewable energy capacity in five years, state report says
An annual report by the Michigan Public Service Commission says the amount of power generated by renewable sources like wind and solar will more than double by 2030.