Patrick Shea

Dick Mallery is tired of quick fixes to his 50-year flooding problem. He wants a new culvert where Acme Creek meets Lautner Road. But will new infrastructure keep floodwaters away, if it’s not designed to withstand the new normal?

Both Enbridge and the state of Michigan expected talks to wrap up by the end of August. That deadline has now been extended at least a month.

Invasive insects can burrow inside firewood and ride along with visitors. But a new manufactured product could help keep forest pests out of the national lakeshore.

Research shows around 200 golf courses have closed every year since the early 2000s. All those closures open up an opportunity for conservation.