WHITE CLOUD, Mich. – Lakefront property in one Michigan community has disappeared and a city beach has been drained after a potential dam failure caused the DNR to lower water levels by several feet.

We won’t sugarcoat it. 2025 was tough: for Michigan communities facing down data centers, bursting pipes, drinking water threats, flooding and industrial pollution, and for our small newsroom working ...

Water quality problems caused by six of Consumers Energy Co.'s 13 hydroelectric dams threaten to complicate the utility's controversial plan to sell the dams to a Maryland private equity company. The ...

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has revolutionized multiple sectors, promising innovation and efficiency beyond traditional methods. However, with these advancements come ...

After the Flint water crisis, Michigan became a national leader on safe drinking water, requiring the removal of lead pipes and the reduction of harmful “forever chemicals” years before the federal ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Melissa Mays said she may never trust the water from her Flint, Michigan, tap again. In the 11 years since the city’s historic water crisis, Mays said she has battled Legionnaires’ disease, autoimmune ...

LANSING, MI — As water rates rise across the state, Michigan lawmakers are trying again to make water bills more affordable for low-income residents by advancing a retooled plan. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, ...