
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 progeny of lake sturgeon from Michigan will be released into the Cuyahoga River at Cleveland, Ohio.
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Buying wetlands on the commercial market is expensive. The state of Michigan set up a program to give municipal road agencies a way to mitigate damage to wetlands more cheaply.
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The National Wildlife Federation says Enbridge did not follow procedures to apply for a wildlife habitat designation for corporations. Instead it used the application residents use to certify their backyards.
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Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller opposes the statewide monthly fee of $2, saying such a program already exists in her county. She wants the legislation to allow counties to opt-out.
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Environmentalists say the Ohio plan will not work because it doesn't hold agriculture responsible for the runoff from fields using manure from factory farms as fertilizer.
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Legislators are crafting a set of bills that would deal with a number issues regarding water affordability and ending water shut-offs for low income households.
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Business groups and environmental groups filed amicus briefs in a case the Supreme Court will settle regarding manure spreading on farm fields.
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Environmental groups have asked the Department of Energy to require an Environmental Impact Statement to ensure the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant is safe before giving it $1 billion dollars to restart the power plant.
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The National Science Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to establish a center to research ways to make communities along water shared by countries more resilient to climate change.
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Phosphorus pollution feeds cyanobacterial blooms in the western basin of Lake Erie. Ohio submitted a plan to reduce phosphorus runoff, but many believe it will fail.
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Most wind energy projects in Michigan are on farmland in the southern part of the state. They are often controversial even there, but one company wants to…
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Bacterial canker is a devastating tree disease that affects sweet cherry orchards around the country. There is currently no good way to treat it, but some…
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A decline in lake whitefish is pushing some tribal commercial fishermen out of Lakes Michigan and Huron. They’re spending more time in Lake Superior, the…
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The state has finished testing all the public water systems in Michigan for PFAS chemicals. Of more than a thousand municipal systems, 119 are…
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A lot of people assume a healthy diet is also good for the environment. A recently published study lends some credence to that conventional…
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Bees are disappearing. You might have heard that colony collapse disorder of European honeybees can nearly wipe out a hive. But native bees are also in…
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The partial federal government shutdown could have wide-ranging consequences for the Great Lakes. There already are some problems, but things could get…
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A combination of state and federal proposals to change protections of wetlands and streams could damage waterways. The Trump administration proposes to…
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Some cities in Michigan could lose half of all their trees due to disease or pests. Foresters are working to reduce the potential devastation.“So, I just…
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Soon, you’ll start seeing your energy bills start to rise each month because of the cold weather. That’s never fun. But, you might be paying a lot more…