Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says Trump agreed to deliver federal funding to help with costs of ice storm recovery efforts. ( Simon D. Schuster / Bridge MI ) ▾ An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida's last thriving coral reefs . ( Nicolás Rivero / The Washington Post ) ▾ Scientists studying sea level rise have been underestimating how high water is  - meaning hundreds of millions more people are already living dangerously close to the rising ocean. ( Sachi

Consumers Energy is seeking federal approval to pass $42 million in operating costs to run a Michigan coal plant onto utility customers following Trump orders to keep it open. ( Lucas Larson / Mlive ) ▾ President Trump ordered the military to purchase more energy generated by coal companies , experts warn it could raise electricity prices and drive significant pollution. ( Evan Halper / The Washington Post ) ▾ The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is erasing the scientifi

Trump threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge from Michigan to Canada if demands not met - hours after his administration met with Ambassador Bridge owners. ( Tyler Pager, Marine Stevis-Gridneff / The New York Times ) ▾ A federal judge ruled an offshore wind project in New York can resume construction, the fifth such project back on track after a sweeping stop-work order was issued last year. ( Dan McCarthy / Canary Media ) ▾ The Trump administration opens

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit blocking Michigan from suing major oil companies to hold them responsible for climate change was dismissed  by a federal judge. ( Nate Raymond / Reuters ) ▾ Michigan Attorney General  Dana Nessel filed an antitrust lawsuit against major oil companies   over a decades long “cartel like plot”  to restrain renewable energy competition, including electric vehicles. ( JC Reindle / The Detroit Free Press ) ▾ More than a dozen, majority w

Here are five Michigan environmental stories to watch in 2026  - including big decisions about data center regulations, the Line 5 pipeline and the Palisades nuclear plant. ( Kelly House / Bridge Michigan ) ▾ Scientists say the Trump administration is not just ignoring climate change but likely making it worse  - embracing fossil fuels and withdrawing from the global fight against it - as the planet continues to warm. ( Lisa Friedman / The New York Times ) ▾ The Environmental

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula residents are fighting for dark sky protections to combat light pollution  as the region is on the cusp of a mining industry boom. ( Katrina Miller / The New York Times ) ▾ An investigation finds  automakers and their suppliers opted not to act and blocked efforts to stop lead battery recycling poisoning over nearly three decades. ( Will Fitzgibbon / The Examination & The New York Times )  ▾ The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the use

A multi-billion dollar, 250-acre data center project was announced near Ann Arbor by Stephen Ross in partnership with Oracle and OpenAI. ( Summer Ballentine, Breana Noble, Beth LeBlanc / The Detroit News ) ▾ The Trump administration plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off the California coast  for the first time in nearly four decades. ( Maxine Joselow, Lisa Friedman / The New York Times ) ▾ Environmental groups are calling on Governor Whitmer to sign a petition demanding

The Michigan Department of Environment, Greak Lakes and Energy (EGLE) is hosting a Great Lakes Microplastic Summit to discuss findings from research on plastic pollution  and microplastics in the Great Lakes. ( Anna Busse / Michigan Public Radio ) ▾ The Trump administration announced plans to allow oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. ( Maxine Joselow / The New York Times ) ▾ The Trump administration directed staff to open wildlife refuges fo

Hundreds of citizens in August Township, Michigan are petitioning for voters to help reject rezoning for a data center being built after concerns it will increase noise, light pollution and utility bills. ( Tom Perkins / Inside Climate News ) ▾ UNESCO has designated 26 new biosphere reserves across 21 countries along with instituting a 10-year strategic action plan to study the effects of climate change. ( Tammy Webber / The Associated Press ) ▾ The  Trump administration is c

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear lawsuits challenging permit approvals for the Line 5 oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac...