Michigan Energy & Environment

People with colorblindness often cannot distinguish colors such as red and green. That can change the experience of seeing fall leaves, or a northern cardinal in the trees. And it's prompted some changes at a couple of state parks.

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa wanted Line 5 shut down and moved off its land.

Clean energy officials met at Bay College in Escanaba yesterday to talk about funding and education opportunities for public schools.

Mallard duck populations are down about 16 to 17 percent since the early 2000s. New technology might help determine why.

Long-term forecasts of less rain leads researchers to predict there will be a less severe outbreak of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. But where and when storms might hit, the number of hot days, and wind direction all complicate the forecast.

Piping plovers are nesting in more places, and in slightly greater numbers.

The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes an additional $1 billion dollars available for most Areas of Concern cleanup by 2030. The Kalamazoo River and Saginaw Bay will take longer.

The "Pipeline Safety: Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters" rule went into effect last month. Gas and oil industry groups want a chance to redefine what "Unusually Sensitive Areas" means.