
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 Republican-led House of Representatives is proposing to cut funds for the EPA, water distribution system repairs, and pollution cleanup.
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The Michigan park system had an estimated $300 million worth of deferred maintenance. ARPA money is providing $250 million worth of improvements.
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NOAA satellite images and a research vessel sampling Lake Erie water both found evidence of harmful algal blooms on July 5, a much earlier date than typical.
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Some foam on the river is caused by PFAS, a class of chemicals that can cause health effects after prolonged exposure.
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An oily sheen is spread a quarter mile along the Flint River at Whaley Park. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has staff on site.
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NOAA scientists and other researcher project that cyanobacterial blooms will not be a widespread this summer in the western basin of Lake Erie.
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Information about air quality is being updated via several government sites. Here's where you can go for answers and how the sites work.
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Federal protections for many wetlands have been removed. Some states have laws to protect those wetlands, but some are stronger than others.
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The USDA provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources which uses some of that money to kill beavers. The DNR believes beavers are destructive to trout streams.
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A federal judge ordered a segment of Line 5 to be moved within three years. Enbridge said it will appeal.
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In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.The federal appropriations…
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Michigan has an infrastructure problem with raw sewage getting into streams and rivers. In the State of Michigan’s next fiscal year, there's about $500…
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Michigan residents who are behind on their water bills will soon be getting some relief.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will…
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The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy has been eager to show news media its new Enbridge Straits Maritime Operations Center in Mackinaw City. Its…
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Farms housing thousands of animals are one of several sources contaminating the Pine River and dividing a mid-Michigan community.Murray Borrello, wearing…
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At the shoreline, between lake and land, Melissa Wiatrolik reflects on those who were here before Michigan became Michigan. She had been raised in a…
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The flood that was caused by heavy rains and the failure of two dams near Midland caused property damage far downstream. But the long term damage might be…
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The two dams that broke near Midland caused a massive flood that swept away bridges, roads, and damaged a lot of property. Because Midland is home to…
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Michigan residents are sending more trash to the state’s landfills than they have since before the Great Recession.Last year Michigan homes and businesses…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency indicates it will take years to regulate PFAS in drinking water, if it does at all. The USEPA has proposed to…