Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from pipelines and trains, but it’s not clear whether using bacteria could pose problems for the surrounding environment.

Not long ago, claims of cougar sightings were met with ridicule in Michigan. Now, some researchers believe the upper Great Lakes could be an important area for “cougar range expansion.”

High school grads on the fence about going to college didn’t get much personal contact with advisors and college representatives last school year because of the pandemic. The result is predictable and sobering.

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A coalition known as Keep the U.P. Wild wants Congress to designate 51,000 acres in the Ottawa National Forest as a ‘wilderness.’ A logging representative asks ‘how many set-aside areas do we really need?’

Vaccine manufacturers expand trials for those younger than 12, but overall vaccine rates are slow for adults, and worse for teens. Now, a new poll shows 1 in 2 parents of young children won’t vaccinate them.

Some 350,000 people who received federal payments didn’t respond to a request asking them to requalify for benefits. The state waived granted waivers anyway.

Michigan’s longest-serving senator joked about his combover and rumpled clothes — and fought like hell for everyday citizens. “There are more of us than there are of them,” he used to tell crowds.

Citing the rise in coronavirus cases in parts of the country, U-M and Michigan State University will mandate proof of COVID vaccinations for all students, staff and faculty.

Detroiters have long told city and school officials that almost anything would be better than leaving unused school buildings vacant.

Cities statewide have sought to increase the number of people living in their downtowns. They see a new option now that empty office space is increasing due to the pandemic.

A conservative group says Whitmer raised $3.4 million to fight recalls that aren’t going anywhere and should return the money. Whitmer and allies say the argument is ‘bogus.’