Bridge Michigan set out to quantify the financial and environmental toll factory contamination has exacted on Michigan, and what the state can do to avoid repeating history in the shift to EVs. Here’s what we found.

Our first-of-its-kind analysis identified at least $259 million in publicly subsidized cleanups at more than 100 sites linked to Michigan’s automotive industry. Here’s why the tab is almost certainly far higher.

Michner Plating, a former automotive metal plater in Jackson, left contaminated soil and groundwater when it went bankrupt and closed shop. Auto suppliers are responsible for some of Michigan’s costliest cleanups.

Experts say Michigan can do a better job clearing contaminants that linger from the state’s industrial past and avoid leaving blighted properties in the future. They offer five suggestions.

There is growing concern among Democrats and Republicans about what they view as one-sided corporate giveaways in the rush to attract EV investment to Michigan. Lawmakers from both sides say they are now pushing for change.

Older, abandoned factories are often located near what businesses seek today: highways, rail, full utilities and access to workers. Investing in tainted sites carries financial risk and higher costs, but there are also rewards.

The Michigan Republican Party capped a conspiracy-filled Mackinac Island retreat by approving a caucus plan that will give Donald Trump loyalists more power than primary voters.

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy delivered ‘red meat’ at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. Pro-Trump crowd eats it up but suggests his ceiling may be a number two.

The president said he’s coming to the state on Tuesday to show support for the union’s strike against Detroit’s three legacy automakers.

Nearly 148,000 Michiganders have lost their Medicaid coverage in the first two months of a year-long, post-COVID renewal process known as “redetermination.” The reason? Most didn’t file their paperwork.