
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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Federal, state, and local governments want to plant more trees to absorb carbon dioxide to curb global warming. Nurseries don't have the capacity to meet the goal.
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Conservation agencies are asking people to examine trees, looking for signs of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle.
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Federal money can be used to restore wetlands, buy property to use as a buffer, and invest in nature-based infrastructure.
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Voters can vote on issues or for candidates for municipalities and local taxing districts on August 8, 2023.
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Local, state, and federal agencies conduct exercises based on worst case scenarios of petroleum spills into the Great Lakes.
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The federal government wants to reduce the amount of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, that's leaking from wells and pipes at oil and natural gas wells.
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Autonomous research vessels are gathering data about fish in the Great Lakes.
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The Lansing Board of Water and Light plans to spend $750 million on solar, wind, and battery storage. When complete by 2027, it will add 650 megawatts of clean energy, amounting to 58% of total power generation.
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Michigan saw solar jobs increase by 3.3%, just under the national average of 3.5%. An industry group expects a quick expansion of solar in the next couple of years.
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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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On Thursday, environmental groups and Native Americans plan to present Enbridge Energy with symbolic eviction notices. They want Enbridge to abide by…
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When Monica Evans gets together with her friends they talk economics, politics, the weather. They also discuss a subject that arises periodically in the…
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Enbridge Energy technically has one more day to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, but even the pipeline’s most vocal opponents…
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There’s been a lot of news about the amount of plastic debris in the oceans. But plastic pollution is also affecting the Great Lakes. A study out of the…
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Microplastic pollution has been building up in the Great Lakes for at least four decades, but our understanding of its impact on fish and other aquatic…
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Access to ample water supplies could make Michigan a climate refuge. That scenario is attracting considerable attention in the Great Lakes State.But…
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Building, maintaining, and operating a water and sewer system is generally the most expensive item on a small town’s budget.The U.S. Department of…
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Dana Serafin still hauls in 20,000-pound boatloads of whitefish to supply regional restaurants and markets, but in recent years, the Saginaw Bay fisherman…
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Right now, scientists are on a ship taking samples and measurements of the Great Lakes. They’re trying to determine how the lakes will fare this year and…
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Diminished surface ice is just the beginning: Climate change is warming Lake Michigan and other big lakes all the way down to their chilly depths,…