Category: Michigan Public
Green-energy group says US House budget bill would “kneecap” clean energy in Michigan, nation
A pro-clean energy group says the U.S. House reconciliation budget bill would virtually halt industry development of large-scale solar, wind and battery storage projects in Michigan and the nation.
Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?
Since the 1990s, cyanobacterial blooms have become increasingly common each summer in western Lake Erie. The blooms are cause by an overabundance of nutrients, namely phosphorus, that spills into the lake off farms.
Great Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer
The Great Lakes temperatures are slightly cooler than typical for this time of year. Overall climate change is causing the lake temperatures to increase.
Stateside Podcast: The Gelman plume’s long legacy of contamination
A deep dive into the history of contamination by the Gelman plume in Ann Arbor. We hear about how it started, its impacts to water and human health, and what’s being done about it today.
The Gelman plume: Questions about health effects
Rita Loch-Caruso and the Yale Superfund Research Center want to use Ann Arbor’s case study to learn more about what they call “another forever chemical.” There’s a lot to learn and a surprising amount that isn’t known.