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State officials warned against eating too much of the silvery panfish due to high PFAS levels. Scientists now say that was an error, but aren’t yet ready to abandon fish consumption advisories altogether.

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Twenty-seven lawmakers signed a letter defending the man who killed an endangered gray wolf in January. Wolf advocates accused them of meddling in a criminal investigation.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer toured ongoing upgrades at a Delta Township water treatment plant on Monday before announcing plans to use $290 million in bonding authority to address Michigan’s water infrastructure challenges. (Courtesy photo)

Money from a bond voters authorized in 2002 is a big one-time boost for Michigan’s crumbling water infrastructure, but state officials say more is needed.

Investigative reports appear to support a hunter’s version that he killed a wolf in January thinking it was a coyote That is 300 miles south of the known habitat of the endangered species The reports are unlikely to quell the controversy over the incident, which has prompted a criminal investigation

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