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 H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program is hoping to get people to take photos for a time-lapse of developing wetlands, and then get more involved as citizen scientists. -
A new study in the journal Global Change Biology studied a pessimistic policy outlook and an optimistic policy outlook to project how climate change would affect birds in the neotropics, stretching from central Mexico to the southern tip of South America. -
Game managers say there are too many deer in parts of the state’s Lower Peninsula. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has added days to the deer hunting season. -
The state is trading mineral rights to more than 8,000 acres in the Porcupine Mountains for mineral rights on land scattered across six Upper Peninsula counties. -
A study in the journal Science outlines the many consequences of the loss of ice on lakes because of climate change. Fishing, cultural activities, transportation, water quality, and greenhouse gas releases are all consequences of the loss of lake ice coverage. -
Michigan faces a high risk of fires. Abnormally dry conditions, and in some places actual drought, have left yards and fields dry. Winds this weekend increase the chance of wildfires. -
Baby boomers are part of a "silver tsunami" of retirements sweeping across the nation's drinking water and wastewater systems. -
Enbridge wants to build a new 41-mile section of pipeline to take Line 5 around the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation. Opponents want Line 5 shut down. -
The U.S. EPA announced four tribes in Michigan would receive grants to install renewable energy infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
University of Michigan economists say Michigan's economy will strengthen once the Federal Reserve begins to lower interest rates.
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Getting exposed every day to certain kinds of air pollution can lead to a higher risk of premature death if you’re over 65.That's the finding of a new… -
There are about 32,000 islands in the Great Lakes. Most are uninhabited. But for those who live year-round on about 30 of them, it can be an isolating… -
Invasive plants and animals are an expensive problem in the United States.Federal agencies spent more than $104 million last year to control them. But a… -
Scientists have created a vegan burger that bleeds like beef. It’s called the Impossible Burger and its creators argue it’s better for the planet. But… -
"When can we eat the fish?”That’s what the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wants to know. Officials in Michigan issue fish… -
If you eat wild caught fish from Michigan, you might know about fish consumption advisories. They’re recommended limits on safe amounts of fish to eat,… -
Invasive species tend to do well in new places, and they can push out native species. There’s an assumption that they do better in the same kind of… -
Native plants are better for birds than non-native plants.That’s the main finding of a study on chickadees and the caterpillars they eat.Desiree Narango… -
People in northern Kent County have been dealing with the recent discovery of groundwater contamination for the past several months.Some residents still… -
We’ve heard a lot about honeybees and how important they are as pollinators. But bumblebees pollinate wildflowers and crops, too, and some kinds of…
