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Red Great Lakes freighter passes the Mackinac Bridge.
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Great Lakes temperatures reach new extremes: ‘There are more than 100% increases’

Avatar photo by Bridge Michigan September 2, 2025September 2, 2025

Great Lakes water temperatures are in an era of extremes, according to a new University of Michigan study.

A family looks at their utility bill on their computer.
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What we’re reading: Household electricity bills jump 10% under Trump administration

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 21, 2025August 21, 2025
Protestors outside Belleville Area District Library hold signs such as "our community is not a nuclear dump site!"
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Lawmakers urge Whitmer to act on hazardous waste as Wayne Disposal landfill expansion nears approval

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 20, 2025August 20, 2025
Fishing float in water
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What we’re reading: Detroiters say street flooding makes Cadillac Avenue look fishable

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok July 24, 2025July 24, 2025
bright blue sky with the sun causing lens flare
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What we’re reading: Detroit’s bus stops bake in the heat

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok July 3, 2025July 3, 2025
Aerial view of Mackinac Bridge connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
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Is Enbridge Line 5 shutdown effort a state or federal fight? Supreme Court to decide

Avatar photo by Associated Press July 1, 2025July 1, 2025
Sugar Island in the Detroit River.
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VOICES: Environmental spending cuts threaten Detroit River cleanup momentum

Avatar photo by Tricia Blicharski June 23, 2025June 23, 2025
A group of zebra mussels taken from Lake Erie.
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What we’re reading: PFAS found in mussels across Great Lakes

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
Aerial view of Mackinac Bridge connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
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Line 5 environmental impacts include major construction around Straits of Mackinac: Army Corps

Avatar photo by Associated Press May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore from Empire Bluff on Lake Michigan.
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What we’re reading: Great Lakes water levels rise with spring, lag behind 2024

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

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