Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has sought emergency relief from President Donald Trump for northern Michigan after a historic ice storm, aiming to secure up to $5 million in federal aid for cleanup and recovery.

Author Archives: Izzy Ross, IPR
Izzy covers climate change for communities in northern Michigan and around the Great Lakes for IPR through a partnership with Grist.org.
Izzy spent five years at KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska, as a reporter and news director. There, she covered local news in Bristol Bay, collaborated with other radio stations across the state and reported for Alaska's Energy Desk. She also led the annual Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, a daily show for the region's communities and thousands of commercial fishermen.