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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.

On Tuesday, the Michigan House approved a more than $150 million spending bill to work on runways at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard base. Colin Jackson has more.

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

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she still has fundamental disagreements with President Donald Trump, but it was worth it to win 21 new fighter jets heading to Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. Rick Pluta spoke with the Democratic governor about cutting a deal with a president with whom she’s had an adversarial relationship.

The Biden Administration has taken steps to address the environmental problems posed by PFAS contamination. The U.S. Supreme Court recently made a ruling overturning the "Chevron Doctrine," and it has environmentalists alarmed. The implications on PFAS regulation and clean-up are already being felt and could have implications right here in Michigan. That's the topic WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director Lisa Wozniak chose for the September edition of "1st Friday Focus on the Environment." Their guest is among those concerned about the ramifications. John Reeder is Vice President of Federal Affairs with the Environmental Working Group.

Toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" are a worsening problem in our land and water and, now, our food supply. Beef produced at a small Livingston County farm was found to contain PFAS. How prevalent is the problem? WEMU's David Fair and Lisa Wozniak of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters explore this specific issue in context of the larger PFAS problem with Tony Spaniola, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network.