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Not all libraries track checkouts, and there isn't one definitive national list. But this year lots of people checked out Lessons in Chemistry, Prince Harry's memoir Spare, and Colleen Hoover's books.

The Trump administration has rolled back a Biden administration plan that would have set more stringent PFAS discharge limits into water sources. The Huron River is already contaminated with the forever chemicals. WEMU's David Fair checked in with Huron River Watershed Council executive director Rebecca Esselman, who gave an update on the current health of the Huron and what rollbacks in environmental protections may mean for the future health of the river.

A part of Ann Arbor's plan in achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 is to create a more robust circular economy. Think and act local first, and become more mindful of how we use, reuse, and dispose of all of our materials at home and at work. Ann Arbor Sustainability and Innovations Manager, Missy Stults, joins WEMU's David Fair with the 2023 plans to grow the local circular economy.

The Trump administration is cancelling or defunding a number of initiatives that have been investing in environmental and energy justice. These are programs that, in some cases, have a direct impact on Washtenaw County. The Biden-era Justice40 program has been cancelled. WEMU's David Fair spoke with one of the architects of that program, Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome, who is the former White House Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer and is founder and CEO of Empowering a Green Environment and Economy, LLC.

Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.

Ann Arbor voters will decide a long-term tax question in the mid-term elections. The city is asking for a 20-year, one-mill tax increase to fund its Community Climate Action plan. It’s a lofty ask, and, as WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports, not everyone is on board.

Actors Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Rosie Perez, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana and Gina Rodriguez are also directors, producers and activists.

John Green's new book Everything Is Tuberculosis shares the same goal as his other work: to make the world "suck less." In this week's Wild Card, he shares how he battles despair.

As part of our series about students and teachers, musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians in different decades of the 20th century. The older musicians are teaching the younger musicians through the song "Sitting on Top of the World." We hear the song as recorded by Al Jolson, The Mississippi Sheiks, Howlin' Wolf, Eric Clapton, Bill Monroe and The Grateful Dead.

With election ballots still being counted in many states, misinformation about the tally is percolating on social media. Tech companies are working furiously to stop it.