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 Michigan Aggregates Association wants mining approval taken from local governments and given to the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). -
The U.S. EPA proposes federal baseline water quality standards for lakes and streams on reservations. -
Native American tribes are working with university researchers and others to determine why whitefish, an important source of protein, is declining. -
The State of Ohio has until June 30 to set restrictions. If it doesn't, the U.S. EPA is required to do it. -
Michigan DNR proposes adding rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks and others to lethal nuisance regulationsThe proposal would allow landowners to kill year-round in unlimited numbers animals that are about to damage property without first getting a permit. -
The University of Michigan will launch a center to retrain workers, help develop technology and do some of its own research and development in the electric vehicle field. -
Hundreds of trucks were allegedly altered both mechanically and via computer deletions to prevent emissions controls. -
Tick season is here. If you're in the great outdoors, you're advised to take precautions. -
Anesthesiologists are beginning to use anesthetics that don't contribute as greatly to climate change. -
The clean energy group Climate Power says Michigan will see thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in clean tech jobs.
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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… -
When Monica Evans gets together with her friends they talk economics, politics, the weather. They also discuss a subject that arises periodically in the… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Access to ample water supplies could make Michigan a climate refuge. That scenario is attracting considerable attention in the Great Lakes State.But… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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,…
