Six tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit
By Lee DeVito and Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
The tribes say plans to fast-track a tunnel permit due President Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency was “the final straw”
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Line 5, Enbridge, Great Lakes
As Traverse City’s airport grows, a chance to consider climate
The annual number of travelers has reached about twice what the Cherry Capital Airport was designed to hold
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Tags: Michigan, Transportation, Environment, Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport
U.S. Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
The agency, which stewards 193 million acres of public lands from Alaska to Florida, was in trouble even before Trump took office
By Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ and Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, DOGE, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Huron-Manistee National Forests
Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, JD Vance, Donald Trump, Great Lakes
Researchers are fishing for a clearer picture of Great Lakes ice
A nonprofit is offering to pay ice fishermen up to $100 to help monitor the Great Lakes
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Nature, Great Lakes, climate change in Michigan