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MSU’s Tom Izzo Football Building wins 2025 Build Michigan Award
WDIV Local 4 - Michigan
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June 11, 2025
Michigan State University’s Tom Izzo Football Building was selected for a 2025 Build Michigan Award by the Associated General Contractors of Michigan. The Build Michigan Award, presented annually by the Associated General Contractors of Michigan,...
Michigan music education leaders head to D.C. asking legislators to protect funding
WGVU - Michigan
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June 9, 2025
“Our mission is to serve primarily music educators, but then by extension also music students and the surrounding communities.” Carin McEvoy is Executive Director of the Michigan Music Education Association. She and members are scheduled to meet...
Detroit City FC Kicks Off First Official Pride Night With Goals, Glitter and Community Love
Pride Source
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Get ready to cheer twice as loud — Detroit City FC is throwing its first official Pride Night celebration June 21, and it's serving up everything the community could want: a soccer doubleheader, drag performances and a chance to support LGBTQ+...
Proposed Michigan education budget plan would cut millions in direct university funding
WWMT - Michigan
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LANSING, Mich. — Major changes could be on the way for higher education in Michigan, shifting millions away from public universities. It comes from a new budget plan approved in the House Higher Education and Community Colleges budget committee on...
Trump Administration Targets State Climate Laws
National Law Review
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June 11, 2025
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi is expected to release a report any day detailing the Justice Department’s upcoming plans to combat “state overreach,” which is seen as impeding the Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda. What might be...
Climate Solutions Week: Utilities
Interlochen Public Radio - Michigan
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June 9, 2025
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. It’s NPR’s 2025 Climate Solutions Week. This year’s topic is “Rethinking Home,” and NPR will bring us stories from around the...
Michigan expands ‘Do Not Eat’ fish warnings as PFAS levels prompt tighter safety standards
Environmental Health News
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June 9, 2025
A sweeping update to Michigan’s fish consumption advisories has tripled the number of lakes and rivers with “Do Not Eat” warnings due to new, stricter safety thresholds for PFAS contamination. Garret Ellison reports for MLive.com. In short:...
Sherrone Moore Learns Major Update on 2026 CB Target as Big Powerhouse Programs Pose Serious Threat for Michigan
Essentially Sports
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June 12, 2025
Want to know how Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore treats his players? When it comes to guidance and support, “I try to express that and show that to them, and understand like I have 105 players here who are my kids and I got two girls...
Toxic Michigan site a “cautionary tale” as environmental funding is under threat
The New Lede - Washington D.C.
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June 11, 2025
ST. LOUIS, Mich. — As a boy, Gary Smith would ride his bike with friends down a dirt road to a pit used by a chemical company to incinerate hazardous waste. “It was a place to throw stuff, look around,” he said on an overcast May afternoon...
Environmentalists celebrate stricter protections for Kirtland’s warblers in Ogemaw pipeline permit
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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Kirtland's warbler Wildlife Management Area, May 17, 2025. | Kyle Davidson Environmental attorney’s secured stricter protections for one of America’s rarest songbirds, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service placing additional requirements into a...
'The genie is already out of the bottle': How local Michigan governments are using AI
WCMU - Michigan
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June 11, 2025
Local governments in Michigan are embracing new technologies and have already started to utilize artificial intelligence in their day-to-day operations. AI is helping them with patrol management, waste handling and translation services, according...
New 'Of the Earth' art exhibition opens at Detroit Lakes' Ortenstone Gardens
Detroit Lakes Tribune - Minnesota
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June 11, 2025
DETROIT LAKES — While visitors to the lakes area may not be familiar with the name, Ortenstone Gardens and Sculpture Park has played host to thousands of "troll hunters" over the past year. The 50-acre park on the east edge of Detroit Lakes is...
Trump administration proposes to slash power plant pollution limits
USA Today - Virginia
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday two major proposals that would weaken pollution standards for fossil-fuel power plants as part of the Trump administration’s effort to revive coal — actions that critics say will negatively...
Air quality advisory in effect for southwest Michigan due to elevated ozone levels
WWMT - Michigan
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An Air Quality Advisory has been declared for June 11 for elevated levels of ozone in southwest Michigan, announced the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The advisory is in effect for the following counties:...
Sherrone Moore Learns Big Update on 2026 CB Target as Oregon, Notre Dame and Other Powerhouse Programs Pose Serious Threat for Michigan
Essentially Sports
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June 12, 2025
Want to know how Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore treats his players? “I try to express that and show that to them, and understand like I have 105 players here who are my kids and I got two girls at home, so I got 107 kids and that’s...
Senate panel takes testimony on renewed policies seeking accountability from Michigan polluters
Iosco County News-Herald - Michigan
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Sen Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) testifies on a slate of bills aimed at improving polluter accountability during a June 11, 2025 meeting of the Senate Energy and Environment Committee. | Kyle Davidson Lawmakers from the state House and Senate called...
When Will Michigan's Cottonwood Summer 'Snow' End?
94.9 WMMQ - Michigan
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June 11, 2025
Just when you thought spring in Michigan was all tulip blooms and iced coffees, the cottonwood tree makes a grand entrance—blanketing everything from your car to your entire backyard in fluffy white fuzz. RELATED: Summer Storms Could Mean Big...
Michigan zoo says goodbye to adorable 1-year old red panda twins now at other zoos
MLive - Michigan
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June 9, 2025
The Detroit Zoo has just said goodbye to two of its beloved animals. One-year old red panda twins, Patti and Ponya, were born at the Zoo in Royal Oak last June to Ravi, a 7-year-old male, and Ginger, a 3-year-old first-time mom. Patti has now...
The Sacred Work of Jeynce Poindexter: A Detroit Ballroom Mother's Mission to Transform Trans Lives Through Advocacy and Love
Pride Source
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On a late April morning, Jeynce Poindexter sits in Detroit Metro Airport waiting for her flight to Fort Lauderdale. Tomorrow is her birthday, but this isn't a personal getaway to warmer weather. After successfully hosting a Black Trans Circles...
Live Golf League coming to Michigan this summer
WSJM - Michigan
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June 11, 2025
It’s the first time in its history that one professional golf tour is coming to Michigan. The Live Golf League is coming to Michigan, and it’ll be one of many stops for its team championship. League CEO Scott O’Neill spoke in detail about it...