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Ice cover on the Great Lakes is currently at just 2.9% of the surface area, compared with the historical average of 38% for this time of year

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Advocates say it’s long overdue

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Politics & Government, Michigan maternity leave, Michigan paternity leave, Michigan family leave, Michigan medical leave, Governor Gretchen Whitmer

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said people shouldn’t be paying more than 4.5% of their monthly income for water and sewer services

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Politics & Government, Michigan, Michigan water, Benton Harbor water crisis, Detroit water, Monica Lewis-Patrick, We the People of Detroit

Residents are voicing concerns of a potential threat to public safety in Michigan

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, DTE Energy, Fermi 2, nuclear power in Michigan

EVs still account for less than 1% of market share in Michigan, though leaders predict about half of new car sales in the state will be electric or hybrid by 2030

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One environmental group is convinced it’s being caused by thermal discharge from nuclear plants

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, Michigan, Great Lakes, algal blooms in Michigan, Fermi Two

The CROWN Act is law in 20 U.S. states, 44 cities, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Tags: Michigan News, News, CROWN Act, Rosa Parks, racial discrimination in Michigan