Energy
Environmental policy director discusses waste disposal and energy
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James Clift is the policy director for the Michigan Environmental Council.
Water
Great Lakes Month in Review: Flint water crisis
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A recap of the Great Lakes’ biggest environmental stories in November.
Wildlife
Mid-Michigan bird banders track fall migration
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Current State’s Kevin Lavery meets up with volunteers banding birds at the Burke Lake Banding Station this week.
Recreation
Minnesota-based artist travels around the Great Lakes in four months
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Current State talks with a Minnesota-based poet artist who traveled along all the Great Lakes shorelines this summer for his project H.O.M.E.S.
Wildlife
Sandhill cranes and birdwatchers flock to Bellevue for annual festival
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WKAR’s Current State discusses the upcoming CraneFest with the executive director of the Michigan Audubon Society, Johnathan Lutz.
Water
Chicago conferences focus on Asian carp, toxic algae, oil pipelines
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Great Lakes Week brought government officials and environmentalists together to talk about the region’s most pressing environmental issues.
Nearshore
Could fish farm expansion in Michigan hurt the Great Lakes?
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There’s a concern that wild populations of lake trout could be impacted by the expansion of fish farming in the Great Lakes.
Land
Environmentalists tell MDOT to pump the brakes on I-94 expansion
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The Michigan Department of Transportation has plans to renovate a 6.7 stretch of I-94 near Detroit.
Energy
Michigan utilities, enviros plan for state’s energy future
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Current State speaks with director of media relations for Consumers Energy in Jackson and energy program director for the Michigan Environmental Council.
Wildlife
Michigan forests pestered by return of spruce budworm
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It’s been about 30 years since Michigan saw an outbreak of spruce budworm, but the little insects are now back in a big way. Current State talks with Bob Heyd, forest health specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources about what that means for the state’s trees.