Great Lakes Updates

A research method called "telecoupling" may provide more accurate predictions of environmental disasters.

Twelve year old Henry Takala survived being buried head down for three hours in a 1939 Michigan avalanche. His story is a lesson for rescuers today.

DTE Energy, a major supplier of electricity to Southeast Michigan, plans to double its renewable energy capacity by 2021.

Bicycle safety in rural areas is of great concern. One approach is increasing the use of trails for non-motorized vehicles, such as the White Pine Trail between Comstock Park and Cadillac, and the Kal-Haven Trail between Kalamazoo and South Haven.

The EPA is considering lower emission standards for new vehicles. Environmentalists say that would be a step backward.

The city has 10,542 acres of forests. The Natural Areas Conservancy, which says they are at a tipping point, is thinking about how to care for them.

As the country imports ever more of its fruits and vegetable, it’s time to examine the positive and negative effects on consumers and farmers.

As the list of endangered animals worldwide grows longer, society may soon be faced with an impossible decision: which ones to take off life support.

A pest known as a scale appears to be killing off reeds that bind the state’s coast together, speeding land loss and endangering oil wells, shipping routes and fishing grounds.

A new study could help make the case for treating flamingos as Florida natives, which could entitle them to certain protections in the state.