Tag: Michican Public
Climate change is shrinking fish in Michigan’s inland lakes, study finds
Fish in Michigan’s inland lakes are shrinking because of climate change, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.
Environmental groups are fighting to preserve one of Michigan’s last prairies
Environmental groups are looking to raise $6 million to protect a key Michigan prairie from being developed. The Sibley Prairie, located in southeast Michigan, is a rare lakeplain prairie of 440 acres with a robust wetland ecosystem.
Stateside: Friday, Nov. 13, 2025
We learned about the increase in measles cases in Windsor, an invasive species from the Great Lakes wreaking havoc in Japan, what’s behind the “muck” in Lake St. Clair, how wealth inequality destabilizes the world, and indigenous traditions for harvesting wild rice in Michigan.
Michigan environmental groups want EPA to test for microplastics in drinking water
Several Michigan environmental groups are calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to sign a petition demanding that the EPA test drinking water for microplastics.
Stateside: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
This show features conversations about conserving the Huron River Watershed in a time of flux, surviving a plane ejection at 695 miles per hour, and a new book about how Black Americans have expressed the psychological scars of slavery.