Author: Clean Technica
Michigan testing rivers and streams for microplastics
This year Michigan began testing rivers and streams across the state for microplastics. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has $2 million for the four-year project.
Stateside: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025
Playwright and Hedwig and the Angry Inch star John Cameron Mitchell talks about guest-teaching at the University of Michigan. And Dearborn’s chief public health officer discusses the city’s project to calm traffic and reduce air pollution.
Stateside: Friday, Sept. 12, 2025
What happens with public works are sold to private companies at a heavily discounted rate?Then, the discovery of a rare wildflower that only lives in one tiny corner of the Great Lakes.And, we revisit a conversation with Detroit visual artist Tyree Guyton, known for the Heidelberg Project.
DNR: Don’t burn those leaves! Do drown that campfire! As wildfire threat rises in Lower Peninsula
The Department of Natural Resources says there is a big risk of wildfires, due to the long stretch of sunny, dry days in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
What does a La Niña Watch mean for Michigan winter this year?
Johnna Infanti is a meteorologist at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center and the author of the latest Fall and Winter Outlook report. She says 2025-2026 may be a wet winter.