University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute

The idea of solar farms is somewhat controversial as people argue over state control, local community determination and individual property rights. Those arguments are playing out right here in Washtenaw County. WEMU's David Fair talked through the issues with Madeleine Krol from the Graham Sustainability Institute's Center for Empowering Communities at the University of Michigan.

Informational meetings on rural solar farms will be held into March, with the first tomorrow at 7 PM at the Manchester Township Hall. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on what the series aims to clarify for residents.

Consumer prices are going up in virtually every sector of our lives, including safe and accessible water. WEMU's David Fair checked in with Jen Read, Director of the Michigan Water Center at the U of M Graham Sustainability Institute, to discuss the myriad of efforts underway to make policy that treats access to safe and affordable water as a right instead of a privilege.

The University of Michigan’s Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program is providing grant funding to seven projects aimed at reducing net carbon emissions.…

Dr. David Schwab, Research Scientist for the UM Graham Sustainability Institute Water Center, discusses his latest findings about the extensive spills…

The Director of the University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Insitute was the lead co-author of the portion of the latest National Climate…