Barbara Lucas

Clean Water sustains life. And, clean water is dependent on a healthy watershed. Measuring the health of these watersheds is not just the job of scientists, As Barbara Lucas discovers in this months installment of WEMU's "The Green Room",  it also takes a virtual army of citizen volunteers.  

For more information about local monitoring programs, visit Ann Arbor’s Natural Areas Preservation program and the Huron River Watershed Council online.

From a half-dozen college students with a beat up truck to a major business, Barbara Lucas traces the 35 year history of Recycle Ann Arbor on The Green Room from WEMU.

Being environmentally responsible, even in death.  A fascinating look at 'green burials' on The Green Room from WEMU.

This week on The Green Room, Barbara Lucas examines how available housing choices -- or the lack thereof -- in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, impact the level of greenhouse gasses.

Ann Arbor Climate Action Plan

On any given day, we waste a lot of food, whether it's during preparation, after it hits our plates, or because

it's gone bad in the refrigerator.  Most of us probably don't think of this as an environmental issue, but it is.  In the first installment of WEMU's "The Green Room", Barbara Lucas explores the growing issue of food waste.

"The Green Room" is a collaborative effort between WEMU News and the Washtenaw County Division of Environmental Health.