
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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Researching 60 years of winters in the Great Lakes finds trends toward warmer, wetter storms and more weather variability.
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Michigan is removing some of its abandoned and obsolete dams. The benefits include cleaning up pollution and restoring nature.
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It's been ten years since Toledo issued a 'don not drink' order for its water system for three days due to cyanobacterial blooms near its water intake in Lake Erie. The blooms are not any worse, but they are not any less.
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Dow is getting $120 million and tax exemptions as part of a package from the state of Michigan that Governor Gretchen Whitmer says will protect 5,000 jobs.
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AmeriCorps has created a Forest Corps as part of a larger effort to combat the effects of climate change.
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Michigan gets a $129 million US EPA grant to assist local governments and tribes in siting, zoning, and permitting utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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Hotter days make heat exhaustion a greater hazard for kids. Hotter days also can mean more ozone pollution and that leads to lung impairments. Unusual weather events, particularly storms that cause flooding, add stress to children's lives.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services trumpets improvements noted in a follow-up audit from the Office of the Auditor General, but said the OAG's report was a disservice to the public.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is using a couple of roving robots on tracks to sift through the sand on beaches, cleaning up debris.
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A University of Michigan study looked at data from more than 25,000 participants to see if long term exposure to air pollution had effects on elderly people's health. It found even those without chronic diseases from air pollution needed assistance from family or professionals for everyday living.
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Flame retardant chemicals are in our furniture, in carpet padding, electronics and car seats, but they don’t stay put. They leach out of these products…
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Jennifer Gilchrist moved from New York City back home to the Detroit suburb of Beverly Hills in 2016. She moved to help take care of her mom Joellen, a…
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When you think about greenhouse gasses that are driving our warming climate, maybe you think about power plants or your car. But lakes can release…
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A Cleveland company that’s trying to build the first offshore wind farm on the Great Lakes has been waiting since last July for the state of Ohio to…
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People who battle sea lampreys are happy with the big spending bill President Trump signed on Friday.Lampreys are an invasive fish that drink the blood…
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Just 20% of Americans are responsible for 46% of the food-related greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. That’s one of the findings of a new study in the…
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Tracy Samilton also spoke with Morning Edition host Doug Tribou about the issues surrounding the transition to natural gas. The President of the United…
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A majority of Americans now say all levels of government need to act on climate change.That’s one finding from the latest survey in a series of National…
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The Trump administration has been in office for a little more than a year, and it’s done a lot to change the federal government’s stance on environmental…
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It’s been a tough flu season. Health experts are always looking for ways to outsmart the influenza virus.David Brenner thinks he’s found a new way: a type…