fracking

The campaign to outlaw fracking in Michigan is asking the state Court of Appeals to strike down a 180-day time limit on collecting petition signatures to…

Fracking, to say the least, is a controversial method of energy resource extraction. Those who implement the practice contend it's more efficient,…

There could be a legal showdown looming between state elections officials and the ballot campaign to legalize marijuana.The MI Legalize campaign wants the…

A group of state House Democrats hopes the crisis in Flint will help bring attention to other issues they say threaten clean water in Michigan. They…

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters says now is the time for those concerned about how the state regulates hydraulic fracturing to speak up.The…

1st Friday Focus on the Environment is a monthly feature on 89.1 WEMU. Michigan League of Conservation Voters Executive Director Lisa Wozniak this month…

WEMU explores what can be done to protect private property from gas and oil exploration here in Washtenaw County. The discussion has been spurred by…

As we move toward the end of the calendar year, we started to wonder what, if any, environmental bills would move through the legislature. In this week's…

On the 1st Friday of every month, WEMU allots nearly 20-minutes to dedicate to a topic of environemtnal importance.David Fair co-hosts the segment with…

This week's Issues of the Environment presents part two of our series on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in Washtenaw County. Our guest is Jim Peters,…