
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 EPA's new carbon pollution standards would require coal and natural gas burning power plants to capture CO2 emissions.
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The Michigan Aggregates Association wants mining approval taken from local governments and given to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
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The U.S. EPA proposes federal baseline water quality standards for lakes and streams on reservations.
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Native American tribes are working with university researchers and others to determine why whitefish, an important source of protein, is declining.
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The State of Ohio has until June 30 to set restrictions. If it doesn't, the U.S. EPA is required to do it.
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Michigan DNR proposes adding rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks and others to lethal nuisance regulationsThe proposal would allow landowners to kill year-round in unlimited numbers animals that are about to damage property without first getting a permit.
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The University of Michigan will launch a center to retrain workers, help develop technology and do some of its own research and development in the electric vehicle field.
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Hundreds of trucks were allegedly altered both mechanically and via computer deletions to prevent emissions controls.
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Tick season is here. If you're in the great outdoors, you're advised to take precautions.
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Anesthesiologists are beginning to use anesthetics that don't contribute as greatly to climate change.
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How can cities reduce flooding caused by increasingly intense rain storms?More often, it's flooding in areas not known for a lot of flooding in the past.…
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What happens if your dog likes to swim in the lake, but there might be toxins in the water?It can happen in a local lake or somewhere like the western…
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Beaches along Lake Michigan are closed when E. coli bacteria gets too high. But a nasty critter found on the bottom of the lake might help keep the…
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New laws signed by Governor Rick Snyder last Friday set up commissions to oversee the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Environmentalists say…
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Record rainfall devastated large parts of Houghton County earlier this month. Flash flooding killed a 12-year-old boy when the basement of his house…
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The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed tighter standards for lead in dust on floors and window sills. Lead dust can be a big source of lead…
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A new predator has emerged for a little shorebird in our region, the piping plover.Snowy owls often spend time out on Great Lakes beaches in the winter.…
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If you’ve ever tried to keep a raccoon out of your trash can, you know they’re smart. At my house, it takes a brick on top of the trash can and a bungee…
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A lot of economists like the idea of putting a price on the use of fossil fuels, as a way to tackle climate change.But it’s been a hard sell politically.A…
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The Environmental Protection Agency is starting to plan what’s next for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. We’re eight years into that huge cleanup…