Keith Matheny

Contractor to replace rubberized landing area before slide opens for summer

Wildfires are becoming more frequent, more intense and burning larger areas. Something has to change in how we address it, experts say.

The tiny particles of pollution in wildfire smoke can bypass the human body’s defense mechanisms and lodge deeply in the lungs.

Bull sharks are uniquely adapted to switch from salty ocean water to freshwater, and have been known to travel up the Mississippi River.

As technology is deployed in Canada to combat worsening wildfire problems, the ancient practice of fighting fire with fire is also getting revisited.

Weather the next few days will bring winds out of the north and northwest, but the weather patterns won't permit thick smoke accumulating here.

The Lake Guardian, at 180 feet long, is the U.S. EPA's largest research vessel.

Radioactive wastes from a New York site where the Manhattan Project work was done on atomic bombs is being trucked to a Wayne County landfill.

U. Rep. Debbie Dingell, Wayne County Exec Warren Evans want answers about atomic bomb production residue coming to Michigan in 25 truckloads a week.

From Meridian Township and Base Line Road downstate to Burt Lake Up North, the earliest surveyors and their work have left an imprint on Michigan.

Looking at more than 130,000 lakes nationwide, the study finds those lakes around communities of color or Hispanic populations get far less scrutiny.

Microcystin and other toxins from cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can cause mild symptoms — or serious health effects.

Judge Kevin Cox ordered Wayne Disposal Inc. to file a written response by Sept. 24 with a show-cause hearing set for two days later.

The municipalities allege the shipments of elevated radiation waste from a New York site where the atomic bomb was developed causes a local nuisance.

"That’s certainly, in terms of straight-line distance, maybe the longest for a Great Lake wolf" to have traveled, said a Michigan Tech researcher.

Construction begins Oct. 14, with completion expected by Aug. 1 of next year. All other falls-viewing sites will remain open during the work.

The woman admitted she knew better than to enter the abandoned zoo area. The DNR says it's dangerous.

Growers say rain in May and June led to the loss of 75% of Michigan's sweet cherry crop.

A surface water sample from a Holcim quarry in spring 2017 found mercury at 86 times allowed levels. How much is reaching Lake Huron?

Visa programs for temporary agricultural workers have expanded. But the truth is undocumented migrants still do much of the picking in Michigan.