Brett Dahlberg

2 weeks ago | michiganpublic.org | Brett Dahlberg

The U.S. Department of Energy issued an order Friday demanding that a coal power plant operated by Consumers Energy in West Michigan stay online, despite that after years of planning it was set to shut down at the end of the month. The J.H. Campbell plant in Ottawa County was scheduled to end operations on May 31 – part of Consumers Energy’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move toward natural gas and renewable energy sources.

4 weeks ago | michiganpublic.org | Brett Dahlberg

President Donald Trump signed a memo Friday directing the federal government to "achieve maximum speed and efficiency" on a project designed to block the spread of an invasive fish into the Great Lakes. The plan is to build a series of barriers to keep invasive carp from moving from the Mississippi River system to the Great Lakes through a lock-and-dam complex that connects the two water bodies. Trump directed a set of federal agencies to prioritize work on the barrier system.

1 month ago | michiganpublic.org | Rachel Mintz |Brett Dahlberg

The Michigan Attorney General's office said Thursday that a series of law enforcement actions the day before were part of a "yearlong investigation into coordinated criminal acts of vandalism and property damage occurring in multiple counties in southeastern Michigan." The Tahrir Coalition, an association of pro-Palestinian groups at the University of Michigan, had characterized the actions of police as "raids," saying they appeared to target its members who had been part of demonstrations on...

2 months ago | michiganpublic.org | Brett Dahlberg

Health authorities in Kent County said Tuesday that they've confirmed the county's first case of measles in more than a decade. This is Michigan's second known case of 2025, after a case in Oakland County in March. The Kent County Health Department said in a news release that the new case is an adult who recently traveled abroad before returning to the U.S. and traveling between Michigan and New Jersey.

Nov 20, 2024 | michiganpublic.org | Brett Dahlberg

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to nominate Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra to be the U.S. ambassador to Canada. In a statement, Trump said Hoekstra "was a great help" to his presidential campaign in Michigan. Trump and his running mate JD Vance won the state by about 80,000 votes in this month's election. Trump endorsed Hoekstra to lead the Michigan GOP amid a messy leadership battle within the party earlier this year.