
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 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's report, "Greening America’s Smaller Legacy Cities," gives guidance on preparing for climate change in an environmentally just way.
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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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Republicans who correct misinformation on climate change can be even more persuasive than scientists.Salil Benegal is an assistant professor of political…
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Some people in Michigan could feel the earthquake that happened last week in Ontario.It turns out, earthquakes east of the Rockies can be felt much…
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In the U.S., we waste about a pound of food per person per day. The things we throw away the most often? Fruits and vegetables.Lisa Jahns is a research…
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Piping plovers are little shorebirds, and they're an endangered species in the Great Lakes region. But they’re making a comeback thanks to conservation…
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In Michigan, we have laws in place that give the state the power to essentially rope off polluted areas instead of cleaning them up. Instead, those laws…
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At more than 1,600 sites across the state of Michigan, you can’t drink the groundwater. Well, you could, but it wouldn’t be safe or legal. These sites are…
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Earlier this month, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality approved a permit that allows the Nestle Corporation to pump up to 400 gallons of…
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Last week, Michigan Radio published a story about the Village of Beverly Hills, Michigan; a Detroit suburb located in southern Oakland County. The village…
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People who study birds are now using radar to make maps that can forecast migration at night. They say these maps could help by reducing the number of…
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Polychlorinated biphenyls are toxic chemicals that were widely used in industry until they were banned in the 1970s.PCBs can build up in fish.A new study…