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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicy
Michigan Democratic lawmakers propose $5 billion plan to deal with climate change-caused flooding
-Democratic lawmakers have announced a plan to fund repairs to Michigan’s aging infrastructure. They’re calling for a “bold” climate resilience plan and water infrastructure investment.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and Technology
Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds
-The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. But experts say there’s still time to prevent the worst outcomes.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioSharon OosthoekShipping and PortsToronto
Duckling Docks: Toronto installs floating docks to save drowning birds
-Parts of Toronto’s harbor are lined by high dock lines intended for ships, making it impossible for ducks to climb out and rest. But a series of low, floating docks recently installed by PortsToronto should change that.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNews
Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change
-The Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, Pollution, and Climate Change is a production of The Environment Report. Listen to the full documentary on Michigan Radio’s website.
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The Farmory: Is indoor fish farming a viable way of tackling declining fish populations?
-In Wisconsin, a one-of-a-kind aquaculture operation shines a light on a new, sustainable industry push that could help with declining yellow perch populations, but it’s not without its own challenges.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Groups mobilize to protect Upper Peninsula forest lands from mining, logging
-Hoping to seize upon the Biden administration’s pro-public lands agenda, a coalition of Michigan environmental groups is mounting a push to shield tens of thousands of acres in the western Upper Peninsula from future logging and other development.
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APFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake HuronNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
New theory: Earth’s longer days kick-started oxygen growth
-Researchers dredged up gooey purple bacteria from a deep sinkhole in Lake Huron and tinkered with it. The more continuous light the smelly microbes got, the more oxygen they produced.
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State investigating common carp deaths in Michigan lake
-Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources said between 250 and 500 of the fish have been found dead since mid-July in Lake Orion, northwest of Detroit.
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Brian OwensEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and Technology
Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?
-Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from pipelines and trains, researchers have found after experiments.
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APClimate ChangeNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
EXCLUSIVE: Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal
-President Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years He’s then aiming for even tougher anti-pollution rules after that.