Tag: Michigan
Trump admin to Michigan: Remove ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed or lose millions
As Michiganâs GOP-led House considers restricting transgender student bathroom use, the Trump administration warns the state it will lose funding if it doesnât cut âgender ideologyâ from sex ed materials….
Prairie above, forest below: Tawas Lake is home to Michigan’s largest wild rice bed
Tawas Lake, a 1,600-acre inland lake not far from Lake Huron, is home to Michigan’s largest bed of native wild rice, called manoomin in the Native Anishinaabemowin language. A new […]
Opponents and supporters working to influence EGLE permits decisions on Enbridge Line 5 tunnel proposal
Those for and those against constructing a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac are making their cases. A comment period for the necessary permits from the Michigan Department of Environment, […]
How many cigarette butts are littering your local beach?
Visitors sometimes leave stuff behind at Great Lakes beaches. One of the most common pieces of plastic trash found are cigarette butts. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.
Lake Superior girl’s message in a bottle washes ashore in North Carolina — returns home 20 years later
More than 20 years ago, a young girl in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula tossed a message in a bottle into AuTrain Bay on Lake Superior, never expecting to see it again. […]