
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 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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Hundreds of Michigan nature photos were submitted to The Nature Conservancy for the first statewide contest. They are also entered in the global contest.
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Fruit growers in northern Michigan are having a tough time with all the rain this year, because that moisture helps fungus and bacteria thrive.“We seem to…
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Next time you're at the mall or grocery store, look around. You won't see many, if any at all, electric vehicles. Maybe a few hybrids.But you'll see lots…
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Climate change doesn’t just hurt our environment. It affects food production, insect outbreaks, precipitation. And, as health professionals are starting…
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Public opinion surveys show older Americans are less concerned about climate change than young people. But some experts say older Americans may be an…
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Given the myriad ecological challenges facing our world today, there are plenty of reasons to feel overwhelmed and powerless. But there are also many…
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From January 2018 through May 2019, 6.7 billion gallons of diluted or partially treated sewage, called combined sewer overflows (CSOs) spilled into…
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Each year in Michigan, billions of gallons of raw or partially treated sewage end up in the state's rivers and eventually in the Great Lakes. That…
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Today on Stateside, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson comments on how an increase in the number of absentee ballots could impact elections without a…
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All this week, Michigan Radio's Environment Report will be focusing on climate change and how it's already affecting us in the state of Michigan, and…
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Climate change is likely to bring more extreme rainfall and flooding to Michigan. So, flood risk in the next 100 years will probably look very different…