Tag: Michigan
6 Organizations Join US Green Workforce Collaborative
The most critical resource needed in the ongoing transition to electric vehicles isn’t lithium, silicon, or nickel — it’s an adequate workforce. Training people for the green industrial workforce needed for the 21st century industrial revolution is critical, needed in high volume, and hard to get and keep at the … [continued]
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A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests
In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some researchers in Michigan are looking for a late bloomer.
As Trump sworn in, Michigan loyalists cheer in DC: âI have to pinch myselfâ
Despite last-minute changes due to the weather, ebullient Republicans who traveled to Washington for the inauguration were overjoyed by the return of Trump….
A whopping 500 acres of local industrial land listed for sale: ‘Sweet spot’
More than 200 hectares of industrial land, on the site of the former Ford Talbotville assembly plant, has hit market
Using less salt has a big positive impact on our waterways
All the salt used to treat pavement during the winter ends up in our local waterways: streams, rivers, lakes, Lake Michigan, and even groundwater, which makes the water toxic for […]
Outdoors: Have fun on ice and in woods but be safe
With temperatures dropping in typical mid-January fashion, many anxious ice anglers were finally able to strap on their cleats and pop up shanties. Yet, both Ohio’s Division of Wildlife as […]
Cold weather helps create blue ice. Here’s the science behind it
Abstract, colorful ice formations, known as blue ice, are already forming in the Great Lakes near Mackinac Island, Michigan. Blue ice, typically found in glaciers, often forms in Michigan lakes […]
The Week Ahead: Lots and lots of fish, music and films
Every Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on, from stories made here in our newsroom to interesting and fun things we’re seeing out in the community.
“A crisis”: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture
One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.
Former U of M official opposed to possible elevated train cutting through Nichols Arboretum
The University of Michigan’s Campus Plan 2050 includes a potential elevated train (automated transit system) connecting three of the Ann Arbor campuses. One potential route cuts through Nichols Arboretum.