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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An environmental group sees cuts in environmental issues within Governor Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal that it feels need to be restored. -
The State of Michigan's economic development agency hands out $87.5 million for business and industry projects. -
New research could synthesize the biological antifreeze chemicals that keep some frogs, insects, and fish from freezing in extreme cold. The potential is environmentally-friendly de-icers. -
The State of Michigan is using $3.65 million to establish or restore wetland areas. Ducks Unlimited is administering the program. A request for proposals has been issued. -
The Michigan legislature is considering a bill that would require farm equipment manufacturers to make specialized tools and software available to farmers and third party repair shops instead of forcing farmers to get service from a dealership. -
A University of Michigan study compared the costs of buying and owning electric, hybrid, and gasoline vehicles in 14 U.S. cities, including Detroit. -
Students studied the Maple River near the University of Michigan Biological Station to understand what happens to a stream and its ecology when a dam is removed. -
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community would get $34 million if legislation passed by the U.S. Senate is approved by the House and signed by President Joe Biden. -
The Michigan State of the Great Lakes 2023 report outlines concerns and some potential solutions for the lakes and the watersheds that feed them. -
Michigan won't reach the phosphorus reduction goal by 2025 as planned. It's uncertain when it might attain that goal to help reduce cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie.
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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… -
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… -
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… -
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. -
The silky strands made by spiders are prized for their strength and suppleness. Now, scientists in the Great Lakes region are using technology to… -
Most veterinarians probably don't picture themselves working with bees. But thanks to new federal regulations, more and more might soon find themselves… -
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… -
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… -
Antidepressants that people take are building up in the brains of fish like walleye, bass, and perch. Researchers studied fish from the Niagara River,… -
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…
