Author: Great Lakes Echo
Stateside: Friday, Nov. 13, 2025
We learned about the increase in measles cases in Windsor, an invasive species from the Great Lakes wreaking havoc in Japan, what’s behind the “muck” in Lake St. Clair, how wealth inequality destabilizes the world, and indigenous traditions for harvesting wild rice in Michigan.
Michigan environmental groups want EPA to test for microplastics in drinking water
Several Michigan environmental groups are calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to sign a petition demanding that the EPA test drinking water for microplastics.
Stateside: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
This show features conversations about conserving the Huron River Watershed in a time of flux, surviving a plane ejection at 695 miles per hour, and a new book about how Black Americans have expressed the psychological scars of slavery.
New decision could protect residential customers from rate hikes because of data centers
Regulators say the plan will protect residential customers from footing the bill for upgrades needed to power massive AI data centers, but it only applies to Consumers Energy customers.
Stateside: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025
On Election Day, we learn about the history of Michigan’s original constitution. Then, some features from Interlochen Public Radio about a whitefish hotspot and H-2A worker wages. And two women share their journeys of infant loss and love.