Environment

Jaali, the eastern black rhino born in Lansing in 2019, will soon be transported to The Living Desert Zoo in Palm Desert, CA where he's expected to mate with a female black rhino from a zoo in Cleveland.

Michigan State University researchers will use an EPA grant to study pollution in biosolids.

Fungi, parasites, root rot: Climate change is increasing the risk of trees weakening and dying. Falling trees have increased power outages nationwide, which threaten public health and safety.

Previously, visitors to the state park had to rent a rowboat and row to the calm, downstream side of the island.

Burning fossil fuels must decline almost immediately, a new study finds, for the planet to avoid more extreme floods, droughts and heat waves.

People are likely to be confused by common terms such as "mitigation" and "carbon neutral," according to a recent study. How can scientists do a better job communicating about global warming?

The federal action level for lead in drinking water is 15 parts per billion. Benton Harbor's level over the past three years has ranged from 22 to 32 parts of lead per billion.

With the global pandemic still in the spotlight, more than 200 leading health journals say climate change is an even more urgent threat.

At least six current or former military bases in the Great Lakes region are confirmed to have PFAS-contaminated groundwater. Three of those sites are in Michigan.

With students returning to Michigan State University this week, campus recycling services are encouraging students to be more environmentally friendly during move-in.