For students aiming to become Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers, one program at Northern Michigan University gives them the science and hands-on experience needed to pass the test.

Michigan homebuilders and mobile home makers are suing the state over its proposed energy efficiency code that builders say would be in “direct conflict” with addressing the state’s housing shortage. Others argue energy codes play only a small role in hampering new developments.

Drownings in the Great Lakes are down this year, with half of them occurring in Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, the number of drownings in inland lakes isn’t known and some sheriffs are cutting back marine patrols amid a funding shortage.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off 124 properties state officials say are better managed by private hands. Lakefront properties, vast forestland and an island are all up for grabs.

Plans to build climate resilience hubs across the state have come to a halt after the Trump administration abruptly canceled nearly $88 million in federal grants meant for Michigan nonprofits. Now, organizers are suing for their money back while scrambling for alternative funding.

Michigan game regulators tore into Ted Nugent’s June testimony at the state Capitol, calling his comments underinformed and disrespectful to conservation officers.

Amid a population crash of Michigan’s staple lake whitefish, fisheries experts told regulators that more research needs to be done to discover how to stem the scourge of invasive mussels. Without that, they said, efforts to limit fishing are futile.

As climate change pushes the native growing range of Michigan’s most economically productive trees further north, one MSU researcher is hoping to discover genetic traits that could help them survive in hotter climates.

It’s nothing to sneeze at: Rising temperatures brought on by climate change could be causing fungal allergy season to start more than three weeks ahead of schedule.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth found the previously-undiscovered microorganisms hiding in the tar-like goo oozing out of a research vessel’s rudder shaft.

High-powered boats designed to create big waves are dividing watersports fans and lakefront residents angry about property damage and erosion. A battle is brewing over whether to regulate them.

The Trump administration’s emergency order keeping a Michigan coal power plant open is generating optimism from some Republicans and angst from environmentalists. Both camps wonder just how long the plant stays open — and if others are next.

Extreme erosion along the Great Lakes coasts grabbed lawmakers’ attention and inspired proposals to pull development back from the shoreline. Five years later, regulatory gaps still leave some communities more vulnerable than others.

Great Lakes mussels are giving scientists a clearer picture of where the chemicals are concentrated, according to a recent report.

Michiganders returned less than three-quarters of their 10-cent bottle deposits last year, the lowest redemption rate on record. In all, $116 million went unreturned. A ballot measure may be in the works.

As May’s cooler temperatures give way to summertime warmth in Michigan, the Great Lakes are slightly cooler than usual but warming. But where are Michigan’s warmest waters?

After years of delays, Flint is nearly done replacing the city’s lead-containing water pipes. But residents and activists aren’t sure they can celebrate yet.

Michigan, Ohio and Ontario failed to reduce the total phosphorus entering Lake Erie in 10 years. State officials and environmentalists are butting heads on where to go from here.

Nearly two months after an ice storm slammed northern Michigan, state and federal aid to farmers has yet to arrive. Now, local organizers are taking matters into their own hands.