Michigan Environmental Council

Systemic racism touches all aspects of life in America. There is police brutality, economic oppression, lack of access to health care, less opportunity to…

Pollution found in our air and water can lead to serious health issues. A new report from the Children’s Environmental Health Network explored such risks,…

Saying it will be his mission to make sure "the heart of the environmental movement is beating strongly," Conan Smith is the new CEO of the Michigan…

Post-election, there are changes in the make-up of the state legislature annd top-elected offices in Michigan. In Part 1 of Issues of the Environment, the…

The annual, summer algae bloom has hit Lake Erie. That’s not all. Agricultural run-off, in some way, affects many of Michigan’s rivers streams and more…

Environmental groups want Governor Rick Snyder to say “no” to legislation on his desk. They’re concerned about bills that would change some oversight…

Through the course of this week, Governor Rick Snyder has released some ambitious plans for environmental policy for his final year in office. WEMU’s…

The state of Michigan has scrapped a risk study on Enbridge’s Line 5 and fired the contractor just a week before a first draft of the report was to be…

The state is close to running out of money to clean thousands of abandoned, polluted properties all across Michigan.The state spends about $15 million a…

Plans are getting underway to send less trash to landfills in Michigan and find more ways to reuse it. A state Department of Environmental Quality task…