
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 State of Michigan's economic development agency hands out $87.5 million for business and industry projects.
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New research could synthesize the biological antifreeze chemicals that keep some frogs, insects, and fish from freezing in extreme cold. The potential is environmentally-friendly de-icers.
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The State of Michigan is using $3.65 million to establish or restore wetland areas. Ducks Unlimited is administering the program. A request for proposals has been issued.
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The Michigan legislature is considering a bill that would require farm equipment manufacturers to make specialized tools and software available to farmers and third party repair shops instead of forcing farmers to get service from a dealership.
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A University of Michigan study compared the costs of buying and owning electric, hybrid, and gasoline vehicles in 14 U.S. cities, including Detroit.
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Students studied the Maple River near the University of Michigan Biological Station to understand what happens to a stream and its ecology when a dam is removed.
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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community would get $34 million if legislation passed by the U.S. Senate is approved by the House and signed by President Joe Biden.
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The Michigan State of the Great Lakes 2023 report outlines concerns and some potential solutions for the lakes and the watersheds that feed them.
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Michigan won't reach the phosphorus reduction goal by 2025 as planned. It's uncertain when it might attain that goal to help reduce cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie.
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The Great Lakes Compact is an agreement approved by the eight Great Lakes states, Ontario, Quebec, and the federal governments of Canada and the U.S. to restrict water withdrawals from the lakes.
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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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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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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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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…