
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 Great Lakes Compact is an agreement approved by the eight Great Lakes states, Ontario, Quebec, and the federal governments of Canada and the U.S. to restrict water withdrawals from the lakes.
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The Brandon Road Interbasin Project is to be a barrier preventing invasive alien fish in the Mississippi River system from getting into the Great Lakes. Illinois' delay in signing could delay the whole project.
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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has told Fremont Regional Digester that it needs a different permit than the one it has now to apply its liquid waste on farm fields.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation wants feedback through a survey regarding songs from Detroit artists or those who were recorded at United Sound Systems Recording Studios.
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The use of decabromodiphenyl ether was restricted in 2021. The EPA wants new protections for workers and water in the manufacture of decaBDE.
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A study in the journal Science estimates particulate matter (PM 2.5) from coal increases potential premature death twice as often as particulate matter from other sources.
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources asks the public to notify the agency if they spot a black bear den. It's part of a program to place orphaned cubs with a mother bear.
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This documentary of the 1948 presidential campaigns was released on the 75th anniversary of the race. The candidates were Harry Truman, Thomas Dewey, Henry Wallace, and Strom Thurmond.
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Water quality sensors in Lake Erie are being networked to make more data accessible to researchers and government agencies, as well as the public.
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Holtec International is in discussions with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission about permits to build a small modular nuclear reactor at Palisades.
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Lake Superior is cold, deep and clear. But it’s no longer the clearest of the Great Lakes.Lakes Michigan and Huron have gotten clearer, bumping Lake…
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Forests in our region are under attack from a shrub.The culprit is an ornamental plant called Japanese barberry. It was introduced from Asia in the late…
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Researchers find there could be more health effects lingering decades after a toxic contamination of Michigan’s food supply.In 1973, a plant owned by…
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Well... it's not an absolute "no."It's more of a "probably not," given what we've learned about the Huron Mountain Club in reporting this story.
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The silky strands made by spiders are prized for their strength and suppleness. Now, scientists in the Great Lakes region are using technology to…
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Most veterinarians probably don't picture themselves working with bees. But thanks to new federal regulations, more and more might soon find themselves…
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There’s a new guy running the drinking water division at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.Eric Oswald served 12 years of active duty in…
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The number of state and federal lawsuits related to climate change has been on the rise since 2006.Sabrina McCormick is an associate professor of…
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Antidepressants that people take are building up in the brains of fish like walleye, bass, and perch. Researchers studied fish from the Niagara River,…
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Earthworms seem pretty harmless. But they’re causing problems for Michigan’s multi-million dollar sugar maple industry.That’s the finding of a study by…