
The Environment Report
The Environment Report, hosted by Lester Graham, explores the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in Michigan.
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A legislative committee meeting heard from utilities and regulators as they try to work out what can be done to increase reliability of electric service.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a new estimate for the Brandon Road invasive carp barrier system. It's smaller, but costs more.
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Ten restoration projects, including wetlands and other wildlife habitat are proposed for the Tittabawassee, Shiawassee, and Saginaw rivers as well as Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay.
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Ice and heavy snow caused large branches and entire trees to fall and get caught in the branches of other trees, causing a hazard for people walking under the canopy.
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Activist shareholders question whether Enbridge's political activities in the U.S. might cause the company risks.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to return a lawsuit filed against Enbridge Energy and its Line 5 pipeline back to state court.
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Alien invasive species have damaged lakes, rivers, forests, and crops. The State of Michigan is distributing funds to stop or slow the spread of the pests.
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Environmentalists are siding with EGLE in a court case concerning CAFOs and permits for handling animal waste.
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Michigan Saves, a "green bank" program, hopes to get part of $27 billion offered by the U.S. EPA for energy efficiency in homes and buildings.
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Tammy Coxen heats things up with ale, spices, and whiskey.
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The monarch butterflies that are emerging right now in Michigan have a long trip ahead of them.They’ll fly several thousand miles to the oyamel fir…
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Lake whitefish are the most important commercial fish species in Michigan.But in the last decade, state biologists say fishers are harvesting about a…
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The creatures that live with us in cities – things like spiders, owls, lizards and mice – are evolving over time.A new set of studies in a special issue…
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Researchers have found that some of the most common reptiles and amphibians that people own as pets are also the most likely to be released into the…
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Public health experts want us to pay more attention to the effects of climate change on kids.Madeleine Thomson is a senior research scientist at the…
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Many Americans are ok with genetic engineering of animals if it benefits human health. But a lot of people oppose other uses of the technology. Those are…
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We have a rattlesnake in Michigan called the eastern massasauga. It’s listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.One of the threats…
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The global market for recycling has changed dramatically over the last year, and it’s already trickling down to what happens at the curb.China used to…
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Water use in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level in about 45 years.But the U.S. Geological Survey found 12 states accounted for more than 50% of the…
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Scientists are creating an experimental warning system for meteotsunamis in the Great Lakes.Meteotsunamis are potentially dangerous waves that are driven…