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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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. -
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. -
Two guys are hunting coyotes in Michigan. All of a sudden, they say they lure in the biggest coyote they’ve ever seen and kill it. But, it turns out, it’s not a coyote at all; it’s a federally endangered gray wolf about 300 miles from its normal habitat. So, how did the wolf get there? And did the hunters play any role in it?
