Environment

The Environment Michigan Research & Policy Center gathered data over a two year period starting in 2022. One official said the findings are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to PFAS contamination in Michigan waterways.

They require reporting on how much water and energy the data centers would use and where they can be built, among other provisions.

The Department of Natural Resources is now estimating the size of the Ridge Fire in Negaunee Township at approximately 256 acres. A third house near the fire has been evacuated. Officials urge residents near the fire to be ready to evacuate, if needed.

The Sugar Loaf Scenic Area in Leelanau County will open to the public on Friday, Oct. 9.

Northern Michigan tribes are releasing Arctic grayling for the second year in a row, in hopes of restoring the native freshwater species. Questions remain about how many have already survived and how to adapt to shifting weather from climate change.

More than a year after the devastating ice storm, some landowners and foresters said they're frustrated with the lack of movement on work they say is important for the future of northern Michigan's forests and the economies that depend on them.

An angler recently stumbled upon dozens of deer lying dead in rivers outside Saginaw. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources suspects epizootic hemorrhagic disease but is awaiting test results.

The updated methods will allow researchers to determine the sex of sturgeon more efficiently.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked the Michigan Public Service Commission for ideas on lowering utility bills. The commission says the most important way to do that is address "capital bias."

Warmer-than-normal-temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are driving what could be the strongest El Niño on record. Here’s how that’s likely to impact weather across the central U.S this year.