the environment report

Nearly $1.2 billion is to be spent at one site to prevent invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes. There are a dozen more places where the carp could get in.

Michigan communities with PFAS in their water supply could be eligible for payments from chemical manufacturer 3M, after the company reached a $10.3 billion settlement to address federal lawsuits from hundreds of water supplies across the country.

The test requires a finger prick and then the sample is sent to a lab to determine levels of PFAS in a person exposed to one or more of the chemicals.

Join Michigan Radio's Environment Report host Lester Graham and Great Lakes News Collaborative partner Kelly House from Bridge Michigan at this live discussion as we look at what’s been accomplished and some of the big water quality challenges we’re still facing in Michigan 50 years after the Clean Water Act was passed. This is a free Michigan Radio event.

Researchers found diverse habitat can draw bees, but that gathering makes it easier to spread viral infections among bees. But strategies, including the planting of lots of wildflowers, can reduce the spread of bee pathogens.

The International Joint Commission is asking the public for their observations regarding the water quality of the Great Lakes.

For more than 120 years, volunteers have taken a day to count and identify birds for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's Air Quality Division is setting emission limits for five chemicals. There are tens of thousands that have yet to be screened.

Residents were surprised by an application to put a gravel mine in the midst of several lake communities.

A dry cleaning solvent has been found to be a health hazard. It's already polluted sites throughout Michigan. A newly introduced bill would phase out the use.