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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Researchers found diverse habitat can draw bees, but that gathering makes it easier to spread viral infections among bees. But strategies, including the planting of lots of wildflowers, can reduce the spread of bee pathogens. -
Economists at the University of Michigan expect Michigan's population to grow by a half-million over three decades. -
The spending plan includes significant funding for Great Lakes projects and Michigan infrastructure. -
The Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a paper manufacturer which operated a plant in Port Huron. It claims it caused PFAS contamination and should be held liable for cleanup costs. -
Congress has approved the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act. -
The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would have meant nearly $1.5 billion a year for protecting at risk species. -
An environmental group wants the new legislature to fix some things about Michigan's beverage container deposit law. -
The International Joint Commission is asking the public for their observations regarding the water quality of the Great Lakes. -
For more than 120 years, volunteers have taken a day to count and identify birds for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. -
A blue tiki drink that's smoky and has a cardamom note. You've probably never tasted anything like it before and it is tasty.
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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,…
