Judge permanently bans radioactive waste at Michigan landfill
Community members have been pushing back for years against a potential shipment of radioactive waste that was scheduled to be transported to the area.
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Community members have been pushing back for years against a potential shipment of radioactive waste that was scheduled to be transported to the area.
Michigan officials have identified six plants, including a once-popular ornamental tree, for its list of restricted or prohibited species.
The city says they're now the ones testing this material before it ever leaves the source.
Scientists and mariners are working on updated maps of the Great Lakes, with survey work taking place this year.
The wolf population on Isle Royale National Park in Michigan has reached its highest level seen since the 1970s, researchers found.
Michigan's environment department reports current dam funding is far below the $1 billion more needed for safety and infrastructure improvements.
State wildlife officials are seeking information on why multiple eagles were recently found dead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Four freshwater mussel species now have additional federal protections as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates over 3,800 miles of rivers as critical habitat.
As part of National Volunteer Week, Ford employees spent Thursday planting trees and shrubs at Fort Street Bridge Interpretive Park.
The state's recycling rate has steadily increased since 2019 and now stands at 26%.
Outdoor clean-up projects, tree plantings and community expos take place during late April in Metro Detroit in honor of Earth Day.
Michigan is updating how it communicates air quality risks to residents this year after Canadian wildfires brought poor air quality to Detroit in 2023 and 2025.
Residents in the Northern Lower Michigan city of Cheboygan have been told to prepare for possible evacuations as the flooding risk increases.
A water services provider and its president are accused of falsifying water safety and discharge tests for private water systems serving mobile home communities in Michigan.
Grassroots "Solarize" programs are helping Michigan neighbors buy rooftop solar together, even as federal support shrinks.
Slotkin was in Detroit on Monday for a roundtable hosted by the James Beard Foundation.
Michigan towns hand out huge property tax breaks to companies for pollution control, but many of those sites still break air quality rules.
The battle for Line 5 rages on as the Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments for two cases that could decide the future of the pipeline that runs underneath the Straits of Mackinac.
DTE Energy and three subsidiaries are ordered to pay $100 million for failing to comply with the Clean Air Act at a Zug Island facility between River Rouge and Detroit.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
An annual challenge has campuses nationwide competing to see who can recycle and compost the most waste generated at home football games.
A white substance noticed by neighbors in an Oakland County stormwater retention pond was traced back to an industrial property.
An environmental organization is partnering with a Detroit nonprofit to revitalize a vacant lot. The work will help turn Detroit into an official Bee City in the United States.
The nonprofit Detroit Hive and Earthday.org have teamed up to make a vacant lot on the city’s east side into an arboretum and botanical garden. Veronica Ortega reports.
The Detroit Zoo says it's switching off the lights around its water tower to help birds migrating through Michigan as they head south for the winter.
