Great Lakes

Today we look into a raucous GOP county convention in Macomb. Plus the regional economic effects of Great Lakes shipping delays, and a curious substitution to fish dinners for Catholics on Lent Fridays. Also, a private company-issued parking ticket raised legality questions in Detroit.

Detroit is challenging the 2020 Census Count. One sociologist talked to us about how recent estimates exposed several problems. Plus, the rise of Trump-endorsed Michigan Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo. And, whether breeding “frankenfish” could help struggling trout in Lake Michigan.

A new package of bills introduced in the Michigan State House would direct the state to treat groundwater as a public trust, and would close a loophole in the Great Lakes compact that allows it to be extracted.

Today on Stateside, hear more on Michigan's no-fault auto insurance refund and learn about a newly discovered Great Lakes shipwreck. Then, we take a look at Michigan labor unions and hear a Ukrainian-American perspective on the ongoing conflict.

Your car's undercarriage isn’t the only place road salt accumulates each winter. University of Wisconsin researchers are seeing more and more salt in the Great Lakes — so much that the lakes' ecosystems are starting to change.

Why are the Great Lakes getting saltier?

The "Pipeline Safety: Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters" rule went into effect last month. Gas and oil industry groups want a chance to redefine what "Unusually Sensitive Areas" means.

A 172 foot barge, the Atlanta, was recently found 35 miles off the coast of Michigan under 650 feet of water in Lake Superior.

The Great Lakes are getting saltier - that’s according to a new study that says that road salt is harming fresh water sources across the country.

The Michigan Public Service Commission included climate change impact as it considers Enbridge Energy's request to move its Line 5 oil pipeline from the lake bed of the Mackinac Straits to a proposed tunnel under the Straits.