
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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This is part one of a three part series on the reasons behind declining bird populations and how they are connected to humans.
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Listen to Lester Graham and Rebecca Williams's documentary about the health of bird populations, and how changes there could signal a change for us.
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The next time a solar eclipse's path of totality will pass through Michigan? September 14, 2099.
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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland spoke at the University of Michigan about climate change. She was repeatedly and persistently interrupted by a protester.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured Rocks, the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are expected to be hit by budget cuts.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a the plume of 1,4-dioxane spreading from the site of the former Gelman Sciences facility near Ann Arbor be added to the federal Superfund list.
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Michigan's job growth slowed in 2023, but is expected to add close to 38,000 jobs in 2024 and 57,500 additional jobs in 2025, according to University of Michigan economists.
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Legislation has been introduced to add the governor's office and the Legislature to government bodies subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act.
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Road and bridge builders want the 6% sales tax on fuel to go toward road and bridge infrastructure. The bulk of that tax currently goes to the School Aid Fund.
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An environmental group sees cuts in environmental issues within Governor Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal that it feels need to be restored.
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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…