EPA

The new EPA label will have more information about fuel economy, and will rate cars and trucks on smog and greenhouse gas emissions. The labels will be on model year 2013 vehicles.

Government unveils new fuel economy labels for cars and trucks

Mark Brush

It's probably the second sticker you look at (the first being the price sticker).The new fuel economy and environment labels will take effect with model…

Congressman Fred Upton speaking at the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce's Energy Forum Wednesday.

Environment & Climate Change

Protesters rally against U.S. Chamber, Congressman Upton

Lindsey Smith

Protesters rallied at an energy forum hosted by the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce today. They’re calling on the Kalamazoo Chamber to cut its ties…

Kevin Karlinski, student from Western Michigan University, outside Congressman Upton's district office to deliver oversized asthma inhaler. Behind him, more community members drop off inhalers in Congressman Upton's office.

Politics & Government

Protestors bring giant inhalers to Congressman Fred Upton

Lindsey Smith

Several protestors rallied outside Congressman Fred Upton’s offices in Kalamazoo Friday.Nicole Lowen is the with Environment Michigan, a state-wide…

Environment & Climate Change

Oil spill clean up continues, public use of Kalamazoo River still on hold

Steve Carmody

Its been months since an oil pipeline ruptured near Marshall, spewing more than 800,000 gallons of heavy crude. Since last July, hundreds of clean-up…

Environment & Climate Change

EPA establishes new standards for boilers and incinerators

Michigan Radio Newsroom

The Environmental Protection Agency has established new clean air standards for incinerators and boilers. From the EPA's press release:An Associated Press…

A new poll showed that the majority of people in Michigan support EPA regulation of greenhouse gasses

Politics & Government

Budget battles target greenhouse gas rules

Michigan Radio Newsroom

The details of the United States and Michigan budget cuts are beginning to leak out. The United States Congress is trying to come together on a plan to…

An ethanol plant in Iowa. The EPA is allowing more ethanol to be mixed into gas.

Will more ethanol in gas lead to more engine damage?

Mark Brush

The farm lobby has been pushing hard to increase the amount of ethanol allowed to be mixed into gasoline. And it seems like the Obama Administration is…

In 2010, oil spilled into a creek near the Kalamazoo River from Enbridge Line 6b

Environment & Climate Change

Enbridge revises estimated amount of oil that spilled from ruptured pipeline

Lindsey Smith

This week the energy company involved in an oil spill that reached the Kalamazoo River is revising the amount of total oil that leaked from a ruptured…

Environment & Climate Change

EPA: 50 Kalamazoo River oil spill sites clean

Zoe Clark

Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency briefed people at a meeting last night in Battle Creek about the continuing clean-up of the…