environment

The Willow Run Airport is among those dealing with PFAS contamination. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has placed the airport within the state’s environmental mitigation efforts tied to aviation contamination. Willow Run will get a $250,000 grant to test and monitor for current pollution and to control or reduce additional contamination and to evaluate clean-up strategies. WEMU's David Fair spoke with EGLE Senior Geologist Eric Larson about the problem and potential solutions to aviation PFAS contamination at Willow Run and around the state.

A group wanting to see more protections for Washtenaw County’s tree canopy plans to make its case tonight in front of the Board of Commissioners. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Local dog owners can now take their furry companions to Olson Dog Park after the City of Ann Arbor recently opened it to the public. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council met in Ann Arbor last week to examine efforts to mitigate events that threaten humans, agriculture and the environment. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

A source close to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says the state is ready to take the Trump administration to court rather than allow it to move management of building a new invasive carp barrier to Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Washtenaw County Conservation District is working with communities in the southwest part of the county to find ways to conserve and protect land in their area. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Most of us will agree; when you combine environmental education with urban forestry and seasonal ecology, and part of the reward is a sweet, sticky, natural treat, you have a winning combination! Making syrup at the neighborhood level: that's the subject of this week's "Issues of the Environment" conversation between Jennie Williams and WEMU's David Fair. Williams is from the Pear Street Collective in Ann Arbor and part of the neighborhood maple sugaring project.

Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations will be hosting for the first time the fourth annual A2 Climate Teach-In after taking up the mantle from the previous organizers. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

As more beavers are moving into Dexter’s waterways, local officials are considering numerous options on how to co-exist with them and work around certain dilemmas. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Gas prices are skyrocketing; there is also raging debate over data centers and the shift to a more renewable energy future is being set back. Jennifer Granholm has helped shape energy policy as the former Governor of Michigan and as the U.S. Energy Secretary in the Biden Administration. She shared her perspective in a conversation with WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters CEO and President, Lisa Wozniak.