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JACKSON—Four environmental organizations around Michigan are the recipients of the Consumers Energy Foundation’s second annual Planet Awards. “Consumers Energy is dedicated to ensuring Michigan has world-class natural resources, and this …
ANN ARBOR—Researchers at the University of Michigan and their partners are forecasting that western Lake Erie will experience a moderate harmful algal bloom this summer. This year’s bloom is expected …
LIVONIA—Many of the nation’s electric and gas utilities are getting good news on this 50th anniversary of Earth Day: customers are scoring them significantly higher on environmental stewardship. The Environmental …
ANN ARBOR—A free public lecture by environmentalist Philippe Cousteau Jr. and a “Rise Up for the Environment” rally featuring author Naomi Klein and other climate activists will highlight a weeklong …
LANSING—Under an agreement with federal, state and tribal governments, the Dow Chemical Co. will settle an environmental complaint for an estimated $77 million in projects and funding that will restore …
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues are forecasting that this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or “dead zone”—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill …
ANN ARBOR—On April 25, 2014, the city of Flint began using the Flint River as its drinking water source. The switch, imposed on the city by state-appointed emergency managers, led …
ANN ARBOR – Officials at the University of Michigan announced the selection of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, a team that will recommend how the university will reach the …
MIDLAND – Dow, the Midland-based chemical subsidiary of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), Tuesday announced several initiatives and investments to prevent and remediate plastic waste in the environment. The initiatives, announced in …
ANN ARBOR — The water crisis in Flint is the most egregious example of environmental injustice in recent U.S. history, according to a founder of the movement who has studied …