Kelly House | Bridge Michigan
Environment Reporter for Bridge MichiganKelly House covers Michigan environmental issues for Bridge. She joined the Bridge staff in March 2020. Previously, Kelly reported for the Oregonian, where her coverage of the environment and other topics garnered national honors and sparked state efforts to better protect Oregon’s natural resources. She has a master’s degree in environmental law from Lewis & Clark Law School and a bachelor’s in journalism from Michigan State University. She is from Harrison and lives in Lansing. You can reach her at khouse@bridgemi.com or on Twitter at @Kelly_M_House.
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The Michigan Public Service Commission now must redo its analysis, adding time to a review process that has already dragged on for eight years. -
Recent spring floods caused damage including compromised sheet piling, sinkholes and a suspected leaking retaining wall. State officials fear tens of thousands of fish could die if Consumers drains the river segment. -
State regulators plan to issue a key water discharge permit for the Line 5 tunnel, they announced Tuesday. Enbridge Energy is still awaiting key federal and state approvals expected this year. -
Lawmakers would pull fish from the lakes and breed them in captivity in hopes of keeping bloodlines alive long enough to quell invasive mussels. -
Pipeline owner Enbridge wanted a lawsuit from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to be moved to federal court. But in a unanimous decision, justices ruled Enbridge’s arguments for doing so were ‘not persuasive.’ -
Federal officials have repeatedly told the owner of a nonfunctioning hydro plant connected to the dam to bring it back online, but the company has not done so. Now, state officials are scrambling to restart the plant in hopes of staving off dam failure. -
A new study offers hope for PFAS-tainted Great Lakes fish: Contamination levels are declining. The trend stems from manufacturers phasing out some PFAS compounds. -
Weeks before an anticipated final Line 5 permitting decision, environmentalists say the federal government is pulling a 'bait-and-switch' in the Straits of Mackinac.
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There's been a fivefold expansion of seawalls, riprap and other coastal armoring, which protects properties from erosion but makes things worse in the long run. -
The utility had been seeking a way out of the hydropower business. The sale could close late next year or early 2027.
