Lake Michigan started the year at around 42 degrees. That’s the hottest temperature on the first of the year since scientists started keeping track in 1995. “On average, right now and for the past few…
WASHINGTON — Congress may break from its six-week recess and return to D.C. in the last days before an extremely close election to approve emergency spending for Hurricane Helene recovery and response. Lawmakers aren’t set…
WASHINGTON — White House Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall said Monday during a press briefing there are 600 people unaccounted for following Hurricane Helene, as federal officials mount a response to the catastrophic storm in…
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Environmental advocates have long focused on how coal harms the climate and environment. Burning coal emits a disproportionate…
According to new poll findings from strategic communications firm Climate Power, climate change is a major priority among Black voters in battleground states, with climate and energy issues serving as a major motivator to vote. …
As Wednesday marked the 50th Anniversary of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, state and national environmental officials met in Novi to discuss the past and future of drinking water protections and how Michigan can…