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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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City must act against Aevitas oil treatment facility that caught fire: Detroit council member
A Detroit firefighter was injured during the response to the June 30 fire at Aevitas Specialty Services, which took about seven hours to bring under control.
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Jefferson Chalmers looks to seawalls to overcome flood insurance burden
“It’s such a unique neighborhood, and there’s a lot of work that needs to be done to come up with a fix that is equitable,” says Jefferson Chalmers resident Dan Piepszowski.
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Day of the Dead altar at DIA spotlights air pollution’s human impact
The artists will discuss their work at a Nov. 2 panel discussion at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
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A Detroit activist’s journey in fight for social justice: ‘Someone you want on your side’
For Detroit activist Erik Shelley, an anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. marks a turning point in his political life.