Pesticides

A bill heard before a Michigan Senate committee would make it easier for residents to join the state’s “Pesticide Notification Registry.” Colin Jackson has more.

Golf courses take up a lot of land, and the well-manicured grasses require a lot of maintenance and have traditionally been treated with materials detrimental to the health of the environment. Yet, efforts to reduce environmental impacts have taken great strides. The City of Ann Arbor owns two golf courses, and WEMU's David Fair talked with parks manager Josh Landefeld about where it’s come and where it’s headed.

Over many years, there has been a precipitous decline in our bee populations and that has a significant and negative impact on agriculture and the health…

Spring is in the air, and it's tempting to clean up the yard. Yet, starting too early, or cleaning too thoroughly, can be devastating to our pollinators,…

Michigan voters approved Proposal 1 last year, which legalized the sale and adult use of recreational marijuana. But, actions still need to be taken to…

Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, is a particularly dangerous virus spread by mosquitoes. Infections have been reported in southeast Michigan, but…

2017 has begun, so it's time to make some resolutions, especially for your personal and environmental habits. In this week's "Issues of the Environment,"…

A protest was held Thursday in Ann Arbor outside the McDonald's on Washtenaw Avenue near the Arborland Center. The Toxic Taters Coalition wants the fast…

Bees have always been beneficial to our ecosystem, but their numbers have declined significantly in recent years. In this week's "Issues of the…

Americans spend less of their household budget on food than do citizens of any other country. Should we spend more, to reduce long-term impacts to the…