New study traces PFAS in Great Lakes food webs over 40 years
University of Notre Dame researchers analyzed nearly 2,500 samples of living organisms and found patterns in the concentration of “forever…
In school cafeterias, kids fight Michigan’s food waste problems
Michigan schools are increasingly adopting composting programs that divert food waste from the landfill while teaching students sustainability.
Michigan created a buck-centric culture regulators now want to change
A 1921 law forced hunters to kill only one deer for decades, a buck. That policy likely created a culture…
Michigan mulls changes in elk hunt regulations
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received a record 47,493 applications for 260 elk licenses in 2025.
Michigan shuts down Belle Isle redevelopment plan critics call ‘dystopian’
The state is dismissing a long-shot proposal to buy Belle Isle for $1 billion and convert it into a privately…
A Wisconsin whitefish refuge offers lessons for Michigan. But will it last?
Once considered too polluted for whitefish to thrive, southern Green Bay has suddenly become the only place in Lake Michigan…
Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
The Great Lakes are seeing a “golden age” of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.
Fifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind
After the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, grieving families faced another storm: unequal insurance payouts, corporate pressure and a legal system stacked…
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