Environment

Scientists have evidence that another invasive species is in the Great Lakes: the bloody red shrimp.

Heavy rain and snow melt caused mass-flooding across central and northern Michigan in April. Some residents are still recovering from the disaster, and are awaiting approval on federal relief.

Bay County is injecting its ash trees with an incestide to fend off the invasive insects, which experts say have killed 80% of the state's ash trees.

University of Michigan researchers worked with locals for three years to help design the prototypes.

By using a "dash" boat, divers hired by the Higgins Lake Foundation are seeing fewer Eurasian Watermilfoil plants in the water.

Two months after historic floods wiped through northern Michigan, the small, privately-owned Bucks Pond Dam that failed in April received several violations from Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.

The region experienced its wettest spring on record this year following historic flooding and snowfall.

Development of large-scale data centers is booming across the Midwest and South. As some communities push back, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development.

Petoskey’s new lighting ordinance requires new buildings and any renovations to meet standards aligned with dark sky zones.

After 78 years of standing in between Roberts Lake and Twin Lakes Creek, the Roberts Lake Dam will be removed in August.