People living in manufactured housing communities across Southeast Michigan say their water is brown and yellow. They’re asking Local 4 to find out why.

Michigan environmental leaders say it’s important to teach the next generation to be better stewards of the environment, and learning how to recycle is part of that.

The cold and snow couldn't stop a groundbreaking ceremony in Highland Park as the community gathered to celebrate a Healing House being built.

EGLE said that there’s just not enough money to take care of Michigan’s dams -- especially the ones that have gone decades putting off maintenance. And it’s putting people and property at risk.

Residents gathered at Wayne County Community College to provide public comments on the Wayne Disposal facility.

Neighbors in Van Buren Township and surrounding cities such as Belleville, Canton, and Romulus are voicing strong opposition to plans to expand the Wayne Disposal landfill.

To help residents stay informed and safe, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has rolled out a new webpage packed with resources and information on dealing with wildfire smoke.

In a very spirited press conference, activists and elected officials from the local, state, and national levels emphasized that the state of Michigan is not everyone else’s dumping ground.

The historic Holly dam is at the center of a fight between homeowners and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).

Residents living near Stiff’s Mill Pond are raising concerns about the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE) decision to lower the pond’s water levels this off-season, citing worries about the impact on wildlife, the community, and the lack of clarity regarding plans for restoring water levels.

Michigan environmental regulators threatened Oakland County with fines and penalties over repeated raw sewage discharges into the Red Run Drain, escalating a long-running dispute between Oakland and Macomb counties over water management.

State inspection records reveal an oil recycling facility in Detroit received multiple safety violations just weeks before a massive fire erupted at the site.

An air quality advisory is in effect through Saturday for most of Southeast Michigan and other areas of the state.

As we approach a decision on whether Wayne Disposal will be permitted to expand and dispose of nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project in Buffalo, New York, residents near the dump site are making it clear: they don’t want it.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is hosting a public meeting to discuss Wayne Disposal’s license renewal application.

Attorneys say newly unsealed court documents reveal Michigan state officials received repeated warnings about the Edenville Dam’s critical safety deficiencies for three years before its catastrophic failure in May 2020.

The Holly dam and mill pond are in need of repair, and the suggestions from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) regulators have upset residents.

Air quality advisories were issued for Friday into Saturday morning statewide due to the smoke from ongoing wildfires in Canada.

The Holly dam and mill pond are in need of repair, and the suggestions from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) regulators have upset residents.

Wayne Disposal, one of the nation’s largest hazardous waste landfills, is looking to expand its Van Buren Township facility despite mounting community opposition and recent controversies over radioactive waste acceptance.

Nineteen dams will get funding through the state’s Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program for safety upgrades to reduce the risk of dam failure in Michigan.

The project hopes to save costs and reduce emissions

Here are the numbers that align with the record high recycling rate in Michigan.

Efforts to remove a sunken riverboat from a Michigan park have stalled.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) launched a new air quality monitoring dashboard.

Here's a list of more sustainable ways Michiganders can get rid of pumpkins after Halloween.

Neighbors complaining about a foul odor lingering in the air around one community on Detroit’s east side are learning a little more information about the possible source of the nauseating stench they’ve been smelling.

An agreement has been reached in a civil rights complaint filed by community members and environmental justice advocates against the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) regarding the department’s disproportionate licensing of hazardous waste facilities in predominantly black and brown, lower-income communities and its approval of an expansion of the U.S. Ecology North hazardous waste facility.

What belongs in a recycling bin and what belongs in a trash can?

Michigan residents recycled at a record rate in 2023, state officials announced Monday.

The township is working with the Washtenaw County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Energy, Great Lakes and Environment (EGLE) to resolve the problem.

Police believe a large amount of cooking oil was intentionally spilled onto the streets of a West Bloomfield Township neighborhood.

An innovative project designed to solve two environmental issues at once has some St. Clair County residents concerned for their health.

A neighborhood in New Baltimore is dreading the next big storm. The neighborhood has been flooded repeatedly, and the residents believe a construction project on a wetlands area right next to their street is to blame.

Elevated levels of some chemicals were found downstream from the release location, but they are not expected to impact humans.

Michigan sends about 2 billion pounds of food waste to landfills every year. One of the goals in the state’s climate plan is to cut that in half by 2030.

Residents in White Lake Township are still looking for answers after an explosion at an oil refinery shook nearby homes Friday, Nov. 24.

Councilwoman Latisha Johnson, who represents the area, says her office constantly gets complaint calls.

Detroit City Council Member Mary Waters sent Governor Gretchen Whitmer a letter asking her to rescind a permit issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy that she believes could result in the release of raw sewage into the Detroit River from Grosse Pointe Park.

Some Metro Detroiters are expressing their anger as a permit approval will allow Grosse Pointe Park to dump waste into the Detroit River.

State officials did not address a complaint a resident had filed against a developer in Huron Township who was cutting down trees in a wetland area.

City of Ann Arbor officials announced on Wednesday that the overflow was caused by a sewer pipe blockage made up of gravel and dirt from a collapsed sewer pipe.

Washtenaw County residents can drop items off at the county's Home Toxics Center to divert harmful household materials from entering landfills.

The wave of public electric transportation in Michigan has made its way up north to Mackinac Island.

A plastics manufacturer reached an agreement with the state to investigate and address hazardous substances known as “forever chemicals” at a former factory in Livingston County, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday.

A study shows that only two of the five Great Lakes have an ecosystem that is considered “good.”

The former Eloise Psychiatric Hospital site in Westland will soon be home to a new hotel, restaurant and bar, thanks to a grant from the state of Michigan.

Some Michigan officials are trading in salt and using beet juice to make roads less slippery during the winter season.

The work to replace aging lead water service lines in Benton Harbor is almost complete.

Controversy continues in Warren Tuesday night as a $75 million incinerator expansion is the topic of debate for city leaders. It’s causing division between city administrators and city council members.

A public forum will be held tonight with officials regarding the August hexavalent chromium spill in the Huron River.

The City of Ann Arbor said that Wastewater Treatment Plant staff discovered the wastewater had gone into the river via an outfall during a system shutdown around 1:30 p.m.

The massive expansion of the Stellantis plant on Detroit’s east side has sparked concerns about pollution, especially with people living near the plant’s paint shop.

Some familiar faces have been posted around Michigan Stadium to teach fans the do's and don'ts of recycling.

Didymo, a nuisance alga known as “rock snot” has been identified in a stretch of the Boardman River in Blair Township in Grand Traverse County.

The City of Ann Arbor received a $1.38 million MI Clean Water grant for projects to upgrade the city’s drinking water system.

New revelations occurred Wednesday about the release of a toxic chemical into the Huron River system late last month.

The company responsible for a dangerous chemical release that threatened the Huron River system was served with multiple violation notices on Tuesday.

Investigators have widened their water sampling efforts downstream of a release of hexavalent chromium in the Huron River.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Environment, Great Lakes and Energy are urging residents to avoid contact with the Huron River in Oakland and Livingston Counties.

The city’s annual Feet on the Street cart-tagging program will come to an end on Friday.

There are three beaches along Lake Saint Clair that are closed after testing for high bacteria levels this week.

Macomb County Public Works Office has announced operational changes to prevent the combination of sanitary sewage and stormwater from going into Lake St. Clair.

On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced that 23 local organizations will receive grants to help fund stream cleanups.

There is a new resource for birders in Michigan!

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy have reported that Michiganders’ recycling rate is up 35.4%.

The Stellantis Mack Assembly Plant in Detroit has been served with yet another air quality violation.

A Michigan farm’s animal waste practices are threatening to overload nearby bodies of water with harmful bacteria and pathogens, according to the attorney general.

There has been a mystery for the residents living close to Huron River for weeks. But now we’re finally getting some answers to the questions that we have and who exactly may be responsible to begin with. The substance that leaked in the Huron river has now been identified as fuel oil. A nearby metal company is currently working with the EPA and EGLE to handle the clean-up process.

It has been close to a week since a sheen-like substance was found flowing into the Huron River.

The Flat Rock situation is still considered to be an active leak. As the investigation continues, there’s still no idea on what the substance is or where it’s coming from.

The city of Flat Rock is seemingly dealing with yet another chemical leak, this time into a body of water parallel to the Huron River.

Officials are investigating a chemical leak at the Huron River in Flat Rock.

In a virtual meeting Thursday (Jan 27), EGLE announced Stellantis has a 3-part plan to fix four odor violations and one for improper ductwork at the Mack Assembly Plant. Part of the presentation featured a toxicologist with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services who reviewed air samples.

In a virtual meeting Thursday (Jan 27), EGLE announced Stellantis has a 3-part plan to fix four odor violations and one for improper ductwork at the Mack Assembly Plant. Part of the presentation featured a toxicologist with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services who reviewed air samples.

A draft of a state plan says Michigan will build clean energy infrastructure and invest in green programs over the next 30 years with the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 to confront climate change.

Biochem Technical Services LLC (Biochem) and its owner, Raoul Keith Mangrum Jr., are accused of violating the state public health code involving mismanagement of medical waste.

2022 will be a key year for Michigan’s energy and climate future -- and we now have a peek into what could be the path forward. A look at some of the key points.

Landowners are under fire once again after part of a seawall collapsed along the Detroit River last month, spilling contaminated soil into the water exactly two years after a nearly-identical incident occurred at the same site.

Michigan environmental officials have the results from water testing done after the northern wall of a boat slip belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collapsed on Nov. 26.

Michigan environmental officials responded to the boat slip belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after its northern wall collapsed on Friday.

The city of Hamtramck will distribute free water filters to residents on Thursday after routine tap water testing revealed substandard lead levels.

Unsatisfactory lead levels have been discovered in the tap water in the city of Wayne during routine testing, prompting the city to increase sampling at more locations.

Residents that live near the Stellantis Mack Assembly Plant on Detroit’s east side claim fumes from the plant are causing their throats to burn.

More and more people are recycling these days, which is great, but have you thought about what you are actually tossing into that recycling bin?

A gas leak from the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant triggered voluntary evacuations of the area and officials have been testing levels of gas in sewers and homes.

“It felt like an explosion or earthquake honestly. The doors in the building were shifting. We were trying to fix them and then we noticed that it was actually a foundation issue. Cracks were appearing inside as well as outside."

Anyone who smells gas or a strong odor in the area is asked to call EGLE’s Pollution Emergency Alerting System hotline at 800-292-4706.

More than 1,000 homes have been evacuated in parts of Flat Rock as the EPA continues testing.

Inspectors believe an underground storage tank at the Ford Flat Rock assembly plant is to blame for the gas leak impacting Flat Rock.

Inspectors believe an underground storage tank at the Ford Flat Rock assembly plant is the source of the gas leak.

After the flammable and cancer-causing chemical, benzene, was found in the in the sewer system, many Flat Rock residents are voicing their opinions about now having to be displaced because of the recommended evacuation.

Anyone in need of assistance with evacuation and/or relocation is asked to call Flat Rock’s hotline at 734-782-2455, ext. 6.

Officials with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) said three additional homes were evacuated as part of an emergency response to hazardous chemicals found in Flat Rock this week.

Officials said the city plans to use firefighting form to suppress the vapors found within the sanitary system. The industrial facility has taken measures, including inserting plugs into the onsite sewer system to prevent it from entering the system at a location north of Gibraltar Road at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant property.

As of Friday morning, seven homes have been evacuated and hundreds of environmental safety investigators are in the area.

Federal and state hazardous materials teams from Downriver and western Wayne County went street-by-street and door-to-door Thursday in Flat Rock’s southeast neighborhoods.

An unusual smell Downriver sparked an investigation from hazmat teams Thursday, along with state and federal environmental agencies.

Flat Rock is investigating what the mayor called an “unusual odor situation” in the area of a sanitary sewer lift station.

It may feel like mosquitoes are worse than ever this summer -- and that’s because they are.