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.
Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
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?
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Environment
Suspension upheld for prominent Detroit demolition contractor
Malachi Barrett has the latest from Detroit City Council: Suspension upheld for prominent demo contractor, pay raises and the prospect of a Rivertown Business Improvement Zone.
Posted inBusiness, Environment
Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’
A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place.
Posted inEnvironment
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.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
DTE seeks $163 million gas rate hike as heating help dwindles
DTE’s rate hike request comes as Trump administration puts the future of federal dollars for utility customers in doubt.
Posted inEnvironment
Data centers in Michigan: What you need to know
As data centers proliferate across the Great Lakes, driven by AI’s soaring demands, communities face a dual reality: economic growth and environmental challenges.
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
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.
Posted inArts & Culture, Environment
Voices for manoomin: Protecting Michigan’s sacred rice
One Detroit, BridgeDetroit and Great Lakes Now collaboration takes viewers to a northeastern Michigan rice camp
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Michigan skywatchers turn eyes to Earth’s new ‘quasi moon’
Astronomers have discovered a small asteroid, 2025 PN7, that travels alongside Earth and behaves like a ‘quasi moon.’ You’ll need a good telescope to see it. Here’s where to find one in Michigan.