Supporters say the practice creates jobs and improves the economy. Critics say that if not properly regulated it threatens groundwater, the source of drinking water for half of the state’s population.

Bicyclists continue to brave the frosty and icy weather. Winter bike commuting is good for the environment and the pocketbook, but not for the faint of heart.

To kick off Native American Heritage Month the North American Indigenous Student Organization of Central Michigan University hosted an environmental awareness day.

Michigan State University recently celebrated 100 years of journalism education. Part of the celebration included an environmental journalism summit. It addressed the question of supporting quality environmental reporting.

New events in the Great Lakes aim to deal recycle items that can’t be recycled on the curbside and “Recycle Rama” is one such event.

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm considers offshore wind crucial to economic development.

But people that own lakefront property have already organized against it.

Michigan Now’s Chris McCarus reports.

Michigan has thousands of bear hunters. About 40 of them showed up for a recent Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing.

The commission was considering a new licensing system – one for hunting public land and another for hunting private land.

Oct. 24, 2009
Listen to Echo contributor Steven Davy interview Matt Dunstone, the maker of Kalamazoo River: US, which explores that troubled west Michigan river. Davy hosts the Nonchalant Café.
A film trailer appears below the interview.
The movie’s Web site has showtimes and locations.

Steve’s earlier Echo contribution: Perennial wheat passes the cookie test.