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Systemic racism touches all aspects of life in America. There is police brutality, economic oppression, lack of access to health care, less opportunity to…
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Pollution found in our air and water can lead to serious health issues. A new report from the Children’s Environmental Health Network explored such risks,…
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Saying it will be his mission to make sure "the heart of the environmental movement is beating strongly," Conan Smith is the new CEO of the Michigan…
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Post-election, there are changes in the make-up of the state legislature annd top-elected offices in Michigan. In Part 1 of Issues of the Environment, the…
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The annual, summer algae bloom has hit Lake Erie. That’s not all. Agricultural run-off, in some way, affects many of Michigan’s rivers streams and more…
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Environmental groups want Governor Rick Snyder to say “no” to legislation on his desk. They’re concerned about bills that would change some oversight…
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Through the course of this week, Governor Rick Snyder has released some ambitious plans for environmental policy for his final year in office. WEMU’s…
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The state of Michigan has scrapped a risk study on Enbridge’s Line 5 and fired the contractor just a week before a first draft of the report was to be…
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The state is close to running out of money to clean thousands of abandoned, polluted properties all across Michigan.The state spends about $15 million a…
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Plans are getting underway to send less trash to landfills in Michigan and find more ways to reuse it. A state Department of Environmental Quality task…