
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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The clean energy group Climate Power says Michigan will see thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in clean tech jobs.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is pairing conservation groups with drinking water treatment plant operators to see how source water can be protected by planting trees.
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Michigan would receive funds for two projects, one at Benton Harbor and the other at the Edsel Ford House on Lake St. Clair.
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High winds and low humidity can mean backyard fires can quickly get out of control, burning fields or forests.
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The USDA granted nearly $900,000 over a three year period to Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. The center will work with 16 west Michigan counties to build local food networks.
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President Joe Biden vetoed a resolution by Congress to block a new rule defining the Waters of the U.S. as including some wetlands and streams.
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Congress is reintroducing the Recovering America's Wildlife Act to help wildlife at risk of becoming threatened or endangered.
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Vernal pools in forests are critical to a number of species, including wood frogs, spotted salamander, and newts. Not all vernal pools are protected from destruction.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is funding the SolSmart program. It will offer training, technical advice, and assistance in drafting ordinances to pave the way to greater use of solar power.
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An aphid has been detected in Michigan which feeds on garlic mustard, an invasive plant that crowds out native plants.
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Methane is one of the big three greenhouse gasses, next to carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide.Peter Groffman is a professor at the City University of New…
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Dry months of the year have been getting hotter in large parts of the U.S.Felicia Chiang is the lead author of a new study on droughts and climate change,…
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If you’re out on a lake this summer and you stumble on a blob that looks like an alien life form, it could actually be a good thing.Jo Latimore got an…
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It’s breeding season for monarch butterflies, and government officials from the U.S., Canada and Mexico want your help collecting data on them.The second…
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Asbestos is known to cause cancer. It’s banned for some uses in the U.S., but it’s not entirely banned.The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a…
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There's a scene in the 1967 film The Graduate where a well-meaning friend of the family pulls Dustin Hoffman's character aside at his graduation party,…
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The state Legislature is considering bills that would speed up wetland restoration in Michigan.“Wetlands are nature’s answer to a lot of our societal woes…
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More than 16,000 ticks have arrived in Nate Nieto’s mailbox.He’s an associate professor of microbiology at Northern Arizona University, and he launched a…
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Wind energy became popular because it can reduce the need for polluting coal and gas generated electricity. But, things are shifting now.“The primary…
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New tariffs are putting some Michigan newspapers and printers at risk of going out of business.There’s more than a little irony in the fact that a state…