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.
Legislation would restore a portion of MI’s environmental protection act
Surface and groundwater protection is covered under Part 31 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The Legislature prohibited the then-Department of Environmental Quality from making new rules under Part 31 after December 31, 2006.That is still the case.During the current lame duck session, the Legislature is considering bills would lift that ban on making rules for — what is today — the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
Enviro group: CO2 capture legislation has problems
Legislation that would pave the way for storing captured carbon dioxide underground is being considered. One environmental group is concerned that leaks, a lack of training for first responders, and other issues should be addressed before passing the legislation.
Water filter systems for hundreds of schools and daycare centers to be funded by grants
Hundreds of schools and day care centers will receive grants for water filters. The filters are to protect children from lead exposure.
Returnable bottles, vape pens and food waste: what Michiganders throw away
Michigan residents threw away millions of vape pens, $130 million in bottle deposits and literal tons of food waste in 2023. That’s according to a report by the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum.
Railroad ties, logs, and other debris clog Macomb sewer pipe
Logs, railroad ties, tires and other debris created blockage in a Macomb County sewer pipe, causing minor flooding of a road and nearby parking lots. The Teske Drain in Fraser was reduced to a trickle.