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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A federal judge ordered a segment of Line 5 to be moved within three years. Enbridge said it will appeal. -
Holcim U.S. owns 13 cement plants in the country. The Alpena plant will install 100 acres of solar panels to produce about 30% of electricity use. -
The federal government is giving Michigan $61 million to fill gaps in broadband service. -
Perchloroethylene is widely used, but PCE could be banned for consumer and commercial use because of known health risks. -
Only 1.02% of Michigan's in-state electricity generation comes from solar. Most surrounding states have more and are projected to continue to outpace Michigan. -
A 3,000-acre fire near Grayling is 90 percent controlled. But conditions are dry and fire danger is extremely high. -
Neighbors don't feel they received adequate notice of the planned demolition of the closed Detroit incinerator's smokestack. They're also concerned about contamination being released in the dust from demolition. -
The U.S. Senate has approved three changes to remove protections from threatened and endangered wildlife. -
The test requires a finger prick and then the sample is sent to a lab to determine levels of PFAS in a person exposed to one or more of the chemicals. -
Two bills in the Michigan Legislature could help reduce lead exposure and ensure kids are tested for lead.
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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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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…
