Urban
How stinky can garbage get before someone gets mad? Ask High Acres.
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A New York landfill recently recognized for its commitment to the environment and community is now under fire from state regulators
Echo
Michigan bill would require latex-using restaurants to notify customers
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A Traverse City, Michigan lawmaker wants to require restaurants whose workers use latex gloves to post warning signs for their customers. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says an increasing number of consumers appear to be latex-sensitive.
Land
A warmer, wetter Michigan might be making potholes worse
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What connects climate change and lots of precipitation with Michigan’s proliferating potholes? Last year set a precipitation record.
Capital News Service
Paying more for landfill might help recycling
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The governor of Michigan has proposed dramatically increase dumping fees — tipping fees — to raise money for recycling, among other environmental programs.
Echo
Mercury’s match: sex hormones?
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Male sex hormones like testosterone help battle mercury contamination in Great Lakes fish, researchers say.
Agriculture
Measure seeks to prevent potato diseases
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It may become mandatory for most potato seed growers to use only certified seed to prevent the spread of diseases that can threaten a valuable part of Michigan’s agricultural economy, under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature.
Homepage Featured
Drink up? Depends on where you live
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When it comes to water, the contaminants you drink depend on where you live. Lead gets the most headlines, but there are problems with arsenic, nitrate and volatile organic compounds.
Agriculture
Farmers eye tariff as potential trouble
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Many farmers are worried about possible retaliatory trade tariffs for agricultural products that Michigan exports to China and elsewhere. We talk to soybean, milk and agri-business groups about the potential impacts.
Echo
Chicago greenprint update maps fate of natural resources
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City planners in Chicago are using a digital map of natural resources to help them decide where and what to build.
Echo
Former Great Lakes exec campaigns for “holistic” approach to water issues
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Cameron Davis’ world has changed dramatically in the past year since leaving the U.S. EPA.