
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 H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program is hoping to get people to take photos for a time-lapse of developing wetlands, and then get more involved as citizen scientists.
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A new study in the journal Global Change Biology studied a pessimistic policy outlook and an optimistic policy outlook to project how climate change would affect birds in the neotropics, stretching from central Mexico to the southern tip of South America.
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Game managers say there are too many deer in parts of the state’s Lower Peninsula. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has added days to the deer hunting season.
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The state is trading mineral rights to more than 8,000 acres in the Porcupine Mountains for mineral rights on land scattered across six Upper Peninsula counties.
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A study in the journal Science outlines the many consequences of the loss of ice on lakes because of climate change. Fishing, cultural activities, transportation, water quality, and greenhouse gas releases are all consequences of the loss of lake ice coverage.
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Michigan faces a high risk of fires. Abnormally dry conditions, and in some places actual drought, have left yards and fields dry. Winds this weekend increase the chance of wildfires.
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Baby boomers are part of a "silver tsunami" of retirements sweeping across the nation's drinking water and wastewater systems.
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Enbridge wants to build a new 41-mile section of pipeline to take Line 5 around the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation. Opponents want Line 5 shut down.
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The U.S. EPA announced four tribes in Michigan would receive grants to install renewable energy infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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University of Michigan economists say Michigan's economy will strengthen once the Federal Reserve begins to lower interest rates.
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It’s not just the mosquito bite that’s a problem. When a mosquito bites you, it also drools on you.Silke Paust is an assistant professor of pediatrics at…
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The last two wolves on Isle Royale are still hanging on. The wolf-moose research study on the wilderness island in Lake Superior is now in its 60th year,…
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A majority of Americans say the federal government isn’t doing enough to protect air and water quality.That’s the latest from a national Pew Research…
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We’re coming up on the time of year when people will be testing lakes for toxic blooms of cyanobacteria.Jason Deglint wants to speed up that testing…
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Fishermen in northern Michigan say the federal government is doing nothing while double-crested cormorants eat up fish the anglers would like to catch.…
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There are five new invasive species on the “least wanted list.”That’s a list the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers puts together. The…
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A lot of cities have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of President Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate…
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Air quality has gotten better in the U.S. over the last several decades.But more recently, nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide emissions have not been…
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Microplastic pollution appears to affect creatures at the bottom of the food web the most. That’s one of the main takeaways from an analysis of 43 studies…
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An invasive insect is attacking hemlock trees in Michigan and along the East Coast. The hemlock woolly adelgid is an aphid-like bug, and it can kill…