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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Citizens for Local Choice wants local governments to decide whether solar or wind farms can be built instead of state government. -
From mosquitoes to sewer overflows, the heat and moisture of a changing climate are creating new health threats in the Great Lakes region, prompting a call to educate residents and doctors about the risks. -
This is part one of a three part series on the reasons behind declining bird populations and how they are connected to humans. -
Listen to Lester Graham and Rebecca Williams's documentary about the health of bird populations, and how changes there could signal a change for us. -
The next time a solar eclipse's path of totality will pass through Michigan? September 14, 2099. -
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland spoke at the University of Michigan about climate change. She was repeatedly and persistently interrupted by a protester. -
Sleeping Bear Dunes, Pictured Rocks, the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge are expected to be hit by budget cuts. -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a the plume of 1,4-dioxane spreading from the site of the former Gelman Sciences facility near Ann Arbor be added to the federal Superfund list. -
Michigan's job growth slowed in 2023, but is expected to add close to 38,000 jobs in 2024 and 57,500 additional jobs in 2025, according to University of Michigan economists. -
Legislation has been introduced to add the governor's office and the Legislature to government bodies subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act.
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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…