After months spent writing about the looming collapse of whitefish in the lower Great Lakes, Bridge Michigan teamed up with Detroit PBS to tell the story in documentary form. Here’s how to watch.
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Data centers eyed in at least 10 Michigan towns. How they might change state
A host of Michigan communities are weighing proposals for the hulking computing facilities? How many of those will come to fruition? And why is Michigan suddenly seeing a data center surge?
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Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan lakes
A new study digitized decades’ worth of written observations about Michigan’s fish to show a connection between warmer waters and smaller fish. Prized species like northern pike are among the affected species.
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Michigan lawmakers seek $500M to stop mussels, save Great Lakes whitefish
US Reps. Debbie Dingell and Tim Walberg are planning legislation to boost research to control invasive mussels, following Bridge Michigan reporting about the impending collapse of whitefish.
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Smoky summers are Michigan’s new norm, experts say
Climate change is causing longer and more severe wildfire seasons in the western US and Canada, which means Michigan will continue to be vulnerable whenever summer winds blow in an unfortunate direction.
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Trump admin cancels $156M Michigan solar program as coal plant decision looms
Michigan has already committed nearly $14 million of the federal funds to support projects from Escanaba to Detroit. State officials left the door open to a potential lawsuit.
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70 international students face deportation in Michigan. Trump won’t say why
International students’ future in the United States is in limbo as the Trump administration revokes student legal status often with little explanation. Michigan education and workforce development officials say they’re worried about the consequences.
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Travel from Canada to Michigan dips 10% amid boycotts, border security fears
Michigan tourism officials say they’re bracing for a dip in business, while travel agents in Canada predict that the decline will worsen.
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Trump orders end to Department of Education. What it means for Michigan
President Donald Trump is taking steps to further shrink the Department of Education’s influence in education.
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Study: Climate change means fewer freezing winter days in Michigan
Michigan now sees nine fewer days of sub-freezing temperatures each winter because of warming caused by burning fossil fuels, according to a new study. It’s on track to get worse.