Michigan stood to receive hundreds of millions from a federal financing network that the Trump administration wants to abolish amid claims of a ‘far-left’ conspiracy. Michigan’s plans for the money included insulating old homes and building apartments.
Kelly House
Kelly House covers Michigan environmental issues for Bridge. She joined the Bridge staff in March 2020. Previously, Kelly reported for the Oregonian, where her coverage of the environment and other topics garnered national honors and sparked state efforts to better protect Oregon’s natural resources. She has a master’s degree in environmental law from Lewis & Clark Law School and a bachelor’s in journalism from Michigan State University. She is from Harrison and lives in Lansing. You can reach her at khouse@bridgemi.com or on Twitter at @Kelly_M_House.
Posted inMichigan Government
Travel from Canada to Michigan dips 10% amid boycotts, border security fears
About 108,000 fewer people crossed the Canadian border into Michigan this February, compared to the same time last year. It’s the first year-over-year decline in border crossings since COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted.
Posted inTalent & Education
Trump orders end to Department of Education. What it means for Michigan
President Donald Trump is taking steps to further shrink the Department of Education’s influence in education.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan rural libraries brace for hit from Trump order targeting spending
The Republican administration is targeting a little-known agency that funds a loan system that brings books to far-fledged corners of Michigan. The agency is one of the smallest in the federal government.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan's newest PFAS threat: Contamination from household septic systems
When PFAS began showing up in Cadillac residents’ well water, industrial polluters were a prime suspect. But state investigators say residents may have unwittingly tainted their own water, through years of flushing common products into household septic systems. It’s a risk facing millions of Michiganders.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan for first time in a century
The weeks-old cubs were spotted without their mother in Ontonagon County. State officials are celebrating the discovery, while cautioning that they don’t know whether the cubs survived.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Amid legal challenges, Michigan considers reinstating year-round coyote hunting
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission could vote as soon as next month on the proposed hunting expansion, which comes just a year after commissioners restricted springtime hunting to avoid orphaning newborns that depend upon their parents for survival.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
What Trump’s pledge to repeal EV, climate regulations means to Michigan
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called the flurry of directives the ‘most consequential day of deregulation in American history.’ Michigan environmentalists agree — but they don’t think it’s a good thing.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Nation’s butterflies are disappearing at alarming rate, MSU researchers find
A study tallying 20 years worth of population figures for more than 500 butterfly species found that, on average, populations have declined by 22% since the turn of the millennium. Researchers called it ‘a wake-up call.’
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan lawmakers consider more subsidies, incentives for nuclear power
Bipartisan lawmakers want to incentivize nuclear energy research and development in Michigan, arguing investments would make the state ‘ground zero’ for the industry’s growth. But opponents fear high costs and environmental drawbacks.