
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 Michigan Attorney General's office sued the Grand Rapids airport authority on behalf of EGLE over a dispute on responsibility for PFAS contamination.
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The Home Heating Credit is to help low-income families pay some of their heating expenses.
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The National Wildlife Federation verified it gave a portion of Talmadge Creek a "Certified Wildlife Habitat" for restoration from an Enbridge oil spill 13 years ago. It also called on the pipeline company to shut down its 70 year old Line 5 pipeline.
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Michigan is not taking advantage of a USDA grant and loan program for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements.
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The five-county Metropark system is establishing more natural areas to slow stormwater to prevent flooding in neighborhoods and cities.
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As researchers learn more about the hazards of plastics and microplastics in the Great Lakes, it's becoming clear Canada and the U.S. need to cooperate in stopping the pollution.
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An appeals court ruled the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy did not go through all the steps required by law when it made its PFAS rule.
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Researchers are studying how much of cyanobacterial toxins become airborne. They say breathing in the toxins is much worse than ingesting them.
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Two decades of study reveals a complex combination of factors causing large cyanobacterial blooms and their toxicity. Government incentives to reduce nutrient pollution from farms have not been enough to solve the problem so far.
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A MiG-23 crashed in a Bellville, Michigan apartment complex parking lot after pilots ejected. The plane was finishing up a demonstration flight at the Thunder Over Michigan air show in Ypsilanti.
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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…