Category: Interlochen Public Radio
In Leelanau County, a dispute over using sewage as farm fertilizer
The conflict has led to a lot of questions and confusion, and could be discussed at a meeting this week.
The Week Ahead: Waste on farm fields, a bear attack and local lore
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
Airports and asylums
As Traverse City’s airport expands, officials see an opportunity to address climate change. Also, the difficulty of tracking how opioid settlement dollars are spent. We’ll hear how an old asylum in Traverse City inspired a new novel. And we meet the journalist behind a newsletter that’s by, for and about the Indigenous people of Michigamiing (Michigan).
As Traverse City’s airport grows, a chance to consider climate
The plans, which are not yet complete, include considerations for energy efficiency, weather and more.
‘Inspired by my community’: Indigenous voices amplified in new newsletter
Miigwech Ink is an independent news source and a space for Indigenous Peoples of Mishigamiing (Michigan).