
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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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.
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This is part one of a three part series on the reasons behind declining bird populations and how they are connected to humans.
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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.
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The next time a solar eclipse's path of totality will pass through Michigan? September 14, 2099.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Road and bridge builders want the 6% sales tax on fuel to go toward road and bridge infrastructure. The bulk of that tax currently goes to the School Aid Fund.
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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…