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The clock will start on public comment at the end of May, but with half as much time — 30 days instead of 60.

Workers first discovered the spill last week. Remediation work is ongoing.

The lake association alleges Benzonia Township failed to permit the housing development correctly, causing environmental damage.

In Gogebic County, on the western end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, towering old-growth evergreens carpet the landscape as it rolls down toward the deep blue of Lake Superior.

The permit would have expired before tunnel construction could start in 2026.

The Michigan Supreme Court sided with state regulators this week in a dispute with industrial livestock farms.

Some projects could break ground this year but questions over funding and public opinion remain.

The state’s department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy plans to offer $4.75 million in matching grants for projects on reusing and recycling minerals found in technologies like EV batteries.

Michigan is working with communities and organizations to tackle climate change by funding new staff positions.

The EPA called it “the largest single investment in environmental justice in history.”