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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

Tags: Michigan, News, Environment, Nature, Great Lakes, climate change in Michigan, Michigan winter, Detroit River

It is the first time the Black Lake season has been canceled

Tags: Metro Detroit, Environment, Nature, News, Detroit River, Michigan fishing, Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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

Michigan environmental groups are pushing for changes to how water is used at the DTE Energy nuclear plant in Monroe County

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Environment, Fermi 2, Michigan nuclear reactor, Michigan Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)

Wayne State University has introduced an undergraduate certificate in cannabis chemistry program this fall

Tags: One Hitters, Weed, cannabis research in Michigan, Wayne State University

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

Tags: Michigan News, Car Culture, Environment, electric vehicles in Michigan, green energy in Michigan, Big 3, Detroit automakers, Ford Mach-E

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

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, electric vehicles in Detroit, the Big Three automakers, Route Zero Relay

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