A $100 million grant program – championed by U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan —that funds programs like Michigan-created Double Up Food Bucks could soon end.
Michigan Environment Watch
Michigan Environment Watch examines how public policy, industry, and other factors interact with the state’s trove of natural resources.
Great Lakes News Collaborative
Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television, The Narwhal and Michigan Public work together to report on the most pressing threats to the Great Lakes region’s water. This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. You can find all of the collaborative’s stories here.
Shockwave
The Great Lakes region is in the midst of a seismic energy shakeup, from skyrocketing data center demand and a nuclear energy boom, to expanding renewables and electrification. In 2026, the Great Lakes News Collaborative will explore how shifting supply and demand affect the region and its waters. Read the series here.
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Michigan environment roundup: Fertilizer could fuel $65B economic boon
This week’s can’t-miss journalism about Michigan’s natural resources.
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Two-in-five large Michigan industrial plants exceeded water pollution limits
Over a 21-month period, Michigan sites reported 196 excessive discharges of pollutants, including hydrogen sulfide, chlorine and mercury, a report shows.
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No joke: Ann Arbor is removing deer ovaries. Lawmakers aren’t laughing.
Ann Arbor is spending big bucks sterilizing car collision-inducing, garden-destroying deer. Some unhappy hunters and lawmakers want to ban the practice.
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Michigan environment roundup: Monsanto research eased EPA regulations
This week’s can’t-miss journalism about Michigan’s natural resources.
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For Michigan farmers (and Nestlé) bill makes big water withdrawals easier, and info secret
Michigan House Republicans want to make it easier for farmers to withdraw large quantities of groundwater— and exempt water use data from public view. The bill, if passed, could also benefit Nestlé.
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Effort afoot to keep Michigan lawmakers’ hands off cash for public lands
Lawmakers are eying big changes to the Natural Resources Trust Fund, which has invested more than $1 billion for protecting, expanding and developing public lands in every Michigan county.
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See how drilling has funded land and parks in Michigan
Since 1976, more than $1 billion from gas and oil royalties have helped fund public lands projects throughout Michigan. Use this database to find projects near you.
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Slideshow: Explore projects funded by Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund
From Detroit to the Upper Peninsula, the fund has paid to acquire land in every Michigan county.
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Michigan environment roundup: Canadian trash, solar squabbles, nuclear history
This week’s can’t-miss journalism about Michigan’s natural resources.