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The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that could help determine the future of a controversial pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer paid a visit Tuesday to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump. Among other things, the President agreed to deliver more federal funds to help northern Michigan recover from ice storms that pummeled the region last spring. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments today in two cases that could help determine the future of plans to bury a section of an oil and natural gas liquids pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is appealing a recent federal court decision on an oil and gas pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac. Colin Jackson has more

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on a procedural question involving Enbridge's Line 5. The court could decide if state or federal courts will decide whether Enbridge Energy can continue to operate the controversial oil and natural gas liquids pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. We have more from Rick Pluta.

When it comes to our local environment, 2025 has been a year of progress and one with significant and growing challenges. Environmental aspirations are being worked into place in almost direct opposition to changing federal priorities and policies. WEMU's David Fair reflected on 2025 in a conversation with Beth Gibbons, the Director of the Washtenaw County Resiliency Office.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer pardoned two turkeys named “Faygo” and “Vernors” Tuesday in what’s become an annual pun-laden tradition. Colin Jackson has more

The federal administration has targeted environmental agencies and protection programs in its efforts to reshape the government. The Environmental Protection Agency has seen layoffs and firings and budget cuts. Now, there is a government shutdown creating more issues. WEMU's David Fair discussed immediate and longer-term impacts with Greg Dick, the Director of the Cooperative Institute of Great Lakes Research in Ann Arbor.

Local lawmakers are pushing to get legislation passed to get plastics out of the state’s water sources and environment. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The federal administration has laid off hundreds of staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the impact is already being felt locally and in region. Moving forward, there is the potential NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor could be shut down. WEMU's David Fair spoke with Nicole Rice about where it stands now and where it may be headed. Rice is among those already fired from the lab in Ann Arbor.