
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 next phase of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will include working with people, public health, and economic impacts.
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Electric vehicles pay a surcharge on registration fees. Nearly everyone believes there are fairer ways to assess a fee to help pay for roads. Choosing one is the difficult part.
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The Great Lakes Commission has a plan to guide the states and provinces surrounding the Great Lakes toward protecting their communities from the climate-change damage.
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Making a classic cocktail with a "warm & savory" gin from Green Door Distilling in Kalamazoo.
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Money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is dedicated to cleaning up so-called "orphan wells" in Michigan.
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NOAA, USDOT, and other agencies are launching a pilot program to develop methods for integrating equity into planning decisions regarding urban flooding.
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Democratic Representative Debbie Dingell has introduced the Recovering America's Wildlife Act every session since she was elected eight years ago. It failed to pass again. She plans to reintroduce it next session.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking you to report any wild turkeys you see in the month of January.
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Recycling electronic waste in Michigan is not simple. Here's how you do it.
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The Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (FLOODS) was signed into law by President Biden. Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters introduced the bill.
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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…