
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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Electric vehicles pay a surcharge on registration fees. Nearly everyone believes there are fairer ways to assess a fee to help pay for roads. Choosing one is the difficult part.
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The Great Lakes Commission has a plan to guide the states and provinces surrounding the Great Lakes toward protecting their communities from the climate-change damage.
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Making a classic cocktail with a "warm & savory" gin from Green Door Distilling in Kalamazoo.
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Money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is dedicated to cleaning up so-called "orphan wells" in Michigan.
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NOAA, USDOT, and other agencies are launching a pilot program to develop methods for integrating equity into planning decisions regarding urban flooding.
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Democratic Representative Debbie Dingell has introduced the Recovering America's Wildlife Act every session since she was elected eight years ago. It failed to pass again. She plans to reintroduce it next session.
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking you to report any wild turkeys you see in the month of January.
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Recycling electronic waste in Michigan is not simple. Here's how you do it.
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The Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (FLOODS) was signed into law by President Biden. Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters introduced the bill.
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Wrapping paper and cardboard boxes can be recycled with little effort. Other holiday-related trash cannot.
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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…