Environmentalism

James Thornton, author of 'Nature, My Teacher' is our guest

The Grand Rapids Lantern Festival is returning to John Ball Zoo this year.

The project is part of a brownfield redevelopment grant from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). Once completed, the property will hold four three-story buildings with 41 total apartment units.

Michigan regulators will take public comments on a proposal for more anchor supports in the Straits of Mackinac to bolster twin oil pipelines.Enbridge…

Michigan State University scientists are using sunlight and bacteria to produce biodegradable plastics.Laboratory researchers genetically tweaked bacteria…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to find out how many sea lampreys are in the Detroit River and other area waterways.A crew is expected to do an…

A Senate bill to bring private business stakeholders into the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's rule-making process has passed the…

Public comment is being sought on a draft of a conservation plan expected to help reverse eastern monarch butterfly population declines.Michigan's…

Officials say crews have finished capping and sealing two electric cables that were severed by a suspected boat anchor strike in the waterway that…

A public-private partnership is offering matching grants of up to $3,000 each to support tree-planting projects around Michigan. The program is operated…