
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 Republican-led House of Representatives is proposing to cut funds for the EPA, water distribution system repairs, and pollution cleanup.
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The Michigan park system had an estimated $300 million worth of deferred maintenance. ARPA money is providing $250 million worth of improvements.
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NOAA satellite images and a research vessel sampling Lake Erie water both found evidence of harmful algal blooms on July 5, a much earlier date than typical.
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Some foam on the river is caused by PFAS, a class of chemicals that can cause health effects after prolonged exposure.
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An oily sheen is spread a quarter mile along the Flint River at Whaley Park. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has staff on site.
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NOAA scientists and other researcher project that cyanobacterial blooms will not be a widespread this summer in the western basin of Lake Erie.
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Information about air quality is being updated via several government sites. Here's where you can go for answers and how the sites work.
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Federal protections for many wetlands have been removed. Some states have laws to protect those wetlands, but some are stronger than others.
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The USDA provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources which uses some of that money to kill beavers. The DNR believes beavers are destructive to trout streams.
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A federal judge ordered a segment of Line 5 to be moved within three years. Enbridge said it will appeal.
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A Canadian company will turn in a report tomorrow outlining whether it thinks a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac is a feasible option for its…
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Until recently, if a home solar array produced more electricity than the house used, it would go through the meter onto the grid. Residents with solar…
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Eleven years ago on a cold January day, volunteers for the Huron River Watershed Council, Rochelle Breitenbach and Mary Bajcz trudged through the snow and…
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Update: On June 18th, 2018, The Home Depot announced it would phase out paint stripping products containing methylene chloride and NMP by the end of the…
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The amount of tree cover in our cities is dropping, and we have more paved surfaces. Those are the main findings from a national study by the U.S. Forest…
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This time of year, it’s good to keep an eye out for turtles that might be slowly crossing the road.Lori Sargent is a wildlife biologist with the Michigan…
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Three communities in Michigan are taking a much closer look for lead in their drinking water this year.Those three are Houghton, home of Michigan Tech up…
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The Asian carp action plan for this year is out. It's the plan U.S. and Canadian agencies put together to try to stop carp from spreading.Charlie Wooley…
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The state's energy regulating agency has issued some decisions that should relieve some of the financial burden on large companies that want to become…
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The first major results are in from the American Gut Project. It’s a citizen science project to get a better understanding of the microbial communities…