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.

Pressure is growing on Tesla in Sweden, where a trade union is demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in the Scandinavian country have.

Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination.

Tesla workers in New York are launching a campaign to organize a union with Workers United Upstate New York.

Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be series of storms poised to usher in the new year, likely bringing downpours and flooding.

The missing Michigan family from Fremont has been found in Wisconsin.

According to a report from News 8, the family was spotted at 10:48 a.m. Monday at a gas station in the Upper Peninsula.

A family from Fremont, Michigan has been missing for five days following “paranoid” behavior from the father.

A family from Fremont, Michigan has been missing for five days following “paranoid” behavior from the father.

Police in West Michigan are looking for a missing family of four who was last contacted on Sunday, and appeared to vanish from their home, leaving behind pets and even a relative that needs care.

Police in West Michigan are looking for a missing family of four who was last contacted on Sunday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk shutdowns.

A worker died in an accident Thursday at a Gerber Products Co. plant in Western Michigan, parent company Nestle said.

U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in August 2020, just half the July gain, as food and energy prices decline. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)WASHINGTON – U.S. wholesale prices surged by a record 1.3% in January, led by big gains in health care and energy prices. The increase reflected 1.2% jump in health care services and a 5.1% rise in energy prices, the biggest gain since a 9% rise in June. The January increase means wholesale prices rose by 1.7% over the past 12 months, the sharpest increase over a similar period on record. Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food, rose 1.2% in January, and 2% over the past 12 months.

U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in December led by a the biggest jump in energy costs since June. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)WASHINGTON – U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3% in December led by a the biggest jump in energy costs since June. The December increase reflected a 5.5% surge in energy costs, the biggest gain since a 9.6% jump in June. Gasoline prices rose 16.1% in December and accounted for nearly half of the increase in goods prices last month. Over the past 12 months, inflation at the wholesale level has risen a modest 0.8%.

Liquor licenses have been suspended at three Michigan establishments Wednesday for violating the state’s recent public health order meant to slow the spread of coronavirus. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission issued emergency suspensions of liquor licenses at the following establishments:Jimmy’s Roadhouse in Newaygo, permit held by Cory’s Restaurant, Inc. The MDHHS also announced Tuesday citations issued to numerous establishments accused of not complying with the latest emergency order. On Wednesday, the state reported 4,273 new COVID-19 cases and 73 new deaths in Michigan since Tuesday. In total, Michigan has reported 324,779 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8,761 deaths.

Tesla has released plans to maintain worker safety including temperature checks, the wearing of gloves and masks, installing barriers between workers and maintaining social distancing. In early May, Musk told workers that they didnt have to return to the plant if they werent comfortable with it. A message was left Wednesday seeking comment from the health department. Gabriel and another Tesla worker say they have heard of COVID-19 cases among workers at the Fremont factory, but dont know numbers because the company wont tell them. They want the health department to release numbers and to trace whoever came in contact with sick workers rather than letting Tesla do it.