Category: Climate Crisis
Agricultural runoff damages water and kills wildlife. Is a drainage stopper the solution?
Drainage systems carry away excess water, but they also take fertilizers that can fuel harmful algal blooms. Researchers, companies, and farmers are deploying systems that can control that flow.
$50M in state funds for proposed UP copper mine clears another hurdle
A state House panel approved funding Wednesday to help a Canadian company build a copper mine near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula.
Stateside: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024
Today, a Michigan economist who studies consumer habits talks about what’s going on this holiday season, and the outlook for next year. Also, ecologist David Strayer pulls back the curtain on the most interesting ecosystem you’ve never seen on a poster: life in fresh water.
Fight over special assessment to rebuild mid-Michigan dams reaches state Court of Appeals
The Three-judge panel is promising to quickly issue an opinion
EPA restricts use of chemicals used in dry cleaning, brake cleaners
The EPA has banned all uses of tricholoroethylene (TCE) and most uses of perchloroethylene (PCE). Those are cancer-causing chemicals used in a variety of consumer products and industrial processes.