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Washtenaw County is looking to make some changes to its Pollution Preventive Regulation Plan, which oversees protection from hazardous waste spills. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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1st Friday Focus on the Environment: CAFOs pose increasing danger to Michigan's environmental healthConcentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, are a significant part of the American food and agricultural systems in Michigan and around the country. We knew CAFOs posed hazards to the environment, but a new report indicates it is worse than previously thought. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, spoke with one of the authors of the report, Katie Garvey. She is a staff attorney with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, and she discussed the troubling findings in the center’s 2024 report.
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Washtenaw County will be holding its 2nd annual Community Violence Intervention Summit on Monday. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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The arcade's Ann Arbor location has signed a 20-year lease for a spot in the Carver-Gunn Building. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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University of Michigan residential staff students are looking to unionize. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, organizers from the ResStaff Allied Organization, or RAO, have collected over 100 union authorization cards.
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A state House Committee held a hearing Thursday on an audit into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. It looked at the agency's ability to catch fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hear more from Colin Jackson.
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A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people facing eviction from their rental homes. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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After you finish planting your springtime flowers, why not catch a flick? Marquee Arts executive director Russ Collins dropped by the WEMU studio to chat about the latest films and special screenings with WEMU's David Fair.
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The Ann Arbor Environmental Commission will hear an update this evening regarding the clean-up efforts at Washtenaw County’s Gelman Sciences plume site. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as bargaining continues. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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Students say they'll continue protests until the university divests from all "imperialist ventures". WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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The Michigan Legislature voted Wednesday to allow trial courts to continue assessing court fees on guilty defendants for another two-and-a-half years. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether sneakers and flip flops can be considered dangerous weapons for the purpose of charging a teenager with assault. The court heard arguments in the case Wednesday. Rick Pluta reports.
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Officials overseeing the University of Michigan's Ypsilanti Health Center plan to move operations downtown by the end of the year. Not only will it more than triple their square footage and allow for more specialty care, but it could spawn further partnerships and entrepreneurial enterprises to boost economic development in Ypsilanti. Rylee Barnsdale talks with Concentrate Media reporter Sarah Rigg about the certainties and possibilities.