The Environment Report reveals the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people.
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12 Apr 2023
What up doh, I’ll be live-tweeting today's Great Lakes Water Authority/Operations & Resources Committee at 11am for #DETdocumenters. @DetDocumenters
media partners: @BridgeDet313 @chalkbeatDET @freep @metrotimes @MichiganRadio @media_outlier @PlanetDetroit @wdet @wxyzdetroit
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Environment Report retweeted
4 Apr 2023
During the next couple of weeks, little pools of water in forested areas will be alive with the sounds of frogs.
Story by @MichiganRadio shared through #GreatLakes News Collaborative:
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9 Mar 2023
Activist shareholders question whether Enbridge's political activities in the U.S. might cause the company risks. bit.ly/3Tafm5d
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3 Mar 2023
Alien invasive species have damaged lakes, rivers, forests, and crops. The State of Michigan is distributing funds to stop or slow the spread of the pests. bit.ly/3KTtFZF
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Environment Report retweeted
3 Mar 2023
Ozone is a known cause and trigger of asthma. The asthma mortality rate in Detroit in 2017-2019 was three times the rate for Michigan. So why did state regulators ask EPA to ignore Detroit air quality data, paving the way to avoid ozone regulation?
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ALT https://planetdetroit.org/2023/03/state-asks-epa-to-allow-it-to-ignore-detroit-air-quality-data-paving-way-for-avoiding-ozone-regulation/
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Environment Report retweeted
14 Feb 2023
The two states would have to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more each year if they’re to meet an agreement to control harmful cyanobacterial blooms.
Story by @MichiganRadio shared through #GreatLakes News Collaborative:
greatlakesnow.org/2023/02/mi…
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13 Feb 2023
Renewable energy such as solar and wind are well known, but without efficient systems such as geothermal, energy is wasted. bit.ly/3RZEvPp
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Environment Report retweeted
30 Nov 2022
Today we celebrated the retirement of Michigan Radio's Executive Director and General Manager Steve Schram. Thank you, Steve, for your nearly 17 years of service to our station and to public media!
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14 Nov 2022
The management plan includes maintaining habitat for wolves, methods of keeping wolves from killing livestock, and laying groundwork to establish a wolf hunting season. bit.ly/3Ge1fY0
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Environment Report retweeted
1 Nov 2022
Broad support cited for expanding Michigan #wetlands. #GreatLakes @BridgeMichigan @MichiganWatch @MichiganRadio bridgemi.com/michigan-enviro…
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7 Nov 2022
Report from environmental groups accuses power industry of failing to clean up coal ash dumps. @MichiganRadio @MichiganWatch
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ALT Coal ash surface impoundment. Credit: USEPA
31 Oct 2022
Some Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, hunters, anglers, and birders all want the same thing: more wetlands. @MichiganRadio @MichiganWatch
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26 Oct 2022
Land owners encouraged to help stop decline in oak trees in Michigan @MichiganRadio @MichiganWatch #GreatLakes
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Environment Report retweeted
21 Oct 2022
Michigan State University's Hidden Lake Gardens is a hidden gem in Lenawee County. Officials are hoping a suspension bridge through the tree tops attracts more visitors. bit.ly/3F1jMGH
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8 Sep 2022
Harmful algal blooms are the biological consequence of a riptide of bloom-generating nutrients allowed by law and timid regulation to run off the land, particularly farm fields.
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Environment Report retweeted
27 Jul 2022
The Constitution refers to treaties with other sovereign nations as “the supreme law of the land.” But what happens when promises have been made that are potentially in conflict? Two treaties with the U.S. could lead to very different outcomes for Line 5.
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Environment Report retweeted
6 Jul 2022
Jumping worms are back in Michigan (yes, jumping worms). The invasive species buries itself underground during the winter, but is back above soil in higher than expected numbers and can damage insects and trees.
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Environment Report retweeted
5 Jul 2022
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has been monitoring the green, yellow and red flags used to indicate surf conditions at beaches along Lake Michigan — and says they are often clearly wrong. bit.ly/3RbJY4T
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29 Jun 2022
Bird flu has killed nearly 1,500 threatened Caspian terns on Lake Michigan islands. @MichiganRadio
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ALT Dead Caspian terns near nests with eggs. Credit: Sumner Matteson, WI DNR
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21 Jun 2022
Great Lakes piping plover chicks this year are hopeful sign for the endangered bird. Take a listen @MichiganRadio
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