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The U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Arcticus entered Ludington harbor along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan Monday evening as a powerful gale began building across the lake. Read the […]
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By Eric Freedman
A company that illegally handled material containing asbestos at an abandoned automotive brake system component plant in Saginaw, Michigan, has been fined $500,000 and placed on probation for two years.
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The shakeup moves several ministers, leaves others untouched and creates a new artificial intelligence portfolio.
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By Akia Thrower
Michigan’s annual budget includes $2 million for wetland conservation efforts by the state Department of Natural Resources, funding critical work for endangered bird species.
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For over a century, the St. Louis River Estuary had a bad reputation due to years of wastewater dumping and industrialization. Since being designated as an area of concern, state […]
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The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is expanding its lake sturgeon restoration efforts into a new building and exhibit set to open in fall 2027. Read the full story […]
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General Motors won’t sell or close its idled Cami assembly plant in Southwestern Ontario, with the automaker pledging to make the Ingersoll factory a top priority for any military contracts, according to a union report. Unifor, the national union representing 1,100 laid-off Cami workers, won language in its latest round
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By Julia Roeder
For more than a decade, conservation groups have fought to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper-nickel mining. Advocates are entering a new phase amid the rollback of federal protections.
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
Michigan is actively expanding electric vehicle infrastructure and promoting the transition to electric transportation. However, the presence of charging stations does not necessarily mean that all residents can equally benefit from electric vehicles.
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The Port of Montreal expansion project in Québec has officially set sail along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, with construction now underway for a new wharf. Read the full story […]
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Written by Bruce Krug (September 1965) and submitted by the Bruce County Historical Society On Nov. 21, 1883, the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine. She was a wrecking tug owned by a Windsor firm. Previously “Erie Belle” had been a passenger steamer
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
Downriver Detroit developed during the 20th century as an industrial region, but it was never just an industrial space. Alongside factories and working-class neighborhoods, there were wetlands, waterfront areas, nature preserves, farms and residential communities with different types of environments that shaped the region. This relationship lies at