greenhouse gas emissions

A lot of folks are about to hit the road or the airports with Christmas right around the corner. Gregory Keoleian is the director of the U-M's Center for Sustainable Systems. He joined WEMU's David Fair to talk about how best to minimize our carbon footprint and still get to where we want to go.

The Ann Arbor School District is making progress toward making its bus fleet entirely electric. The goal is full electrification by 2035. There are challenges in getting to where the district wants to be in terms of funding, infrastructure and reliability. WEMU's David Fair talked with the district’s manager of construction projects, Moe Nagpal, to find out what the process and procedure looks like.

The City of Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations is offering rebates to residents willing to hand in their gas-powered snow blowers. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The City of Ann Arbor is offering a program allowing residents to exchange gas-powered leaf blowers for rebates towards rakes and electric leaf blowers. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Halloween may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean you have to throw away your jack-o’-lanterns. Washtenaw County is collaborating with local farms to give pumpkins a new purpose. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Ann Arbor State Senator Jeff Irwin has sponsored two bills dealing with oil and gas production in Michigan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Approval for Michigan projects to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them underground could happen at the state level under bipartisan bills passed in the Michigan Senate Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan environmental activists say a Trump Administration plan to pull back from clean air regulations would hurt the state. Colin Jackson has more.

Rental properties in Ann Arbor will soon have to meet new energy efficiency standards. Ann Arbor City Council approved the Green Rental Housing Ordinance on July 16th. Some landlords and housing advocates raised concerns that it will drive rental prices even higher. Missy Stults is director of the city’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations. She says that’s not the case and explains why in her conversation with WEMU's David Fair.

Ann Arbor’s Energy Commission has put the brakes on a resolution asking the City Council to pass a carbon pollution impact fee. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.