Water
Michigan maps out 30-year water plan
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Director of Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes Jon Allan explains the state’s 30 year blueprint for protecting water resources.
Water
Great Lakes Month in Review: phosphorus and diversion
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Current State’s Great Lakes Month in Review for June looks at reducing phosphorous runoff into Lake Erie and a Wisconsin town that wants to draw its drinking water from Lake Michigan.
Nearshore
Michigan landowners partner with feds on wetland restorations
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The Fish and Wildlife Partners program pairs private landowners with federal wetland experts to help restore some of Michigan’s drained wetlands.
Energy
Michigan oil executive counters concerns about fracking
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An oil executive from West Michigan says petition to ban fracking would hurt Michigan.
Energy
Michigan fracking foes pursue ban through ballot proposal
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Opponents of hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, are seeking a ban on the practice in Michigan through a ballot proposal.
Wildlife
How a Great Lakes butterfly is shifting the conversation about climate change adaptation
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A little blue butterfly is raising big questions about how to help animals adapt to a changing climate.
Land
Mid-Michigan to use $500K EPA grant for brownfield assessments
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Mid-Michigan will be using a $500 million dollar grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate so-called “brownfield” sites for environmental and health hazards.
Wildlife
DNR works to contain chronic wasting disease found in Meridian Township deer
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Michigan officials have confirmed the first case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer.
Energy
Great Lakes Month in Review: Enbridge settlement, new railcar regulations
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This month, some of the biggest environmental stories had to do with energy and how we transport it across the Great Lakes region.
Energy
Energy analyst: Michigan electricity debate needs re-focusing
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Michigan is debating whether to return to a fully regulated electricity market, but some experts say that debate might be missing the point.