Podcasts
Erosion threatens Lake Michigan homes
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Waterfront homeowners are struggling to keep their homes out of the lake.
Agriculture
Converting invasive plants to power plants
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Removing the plants also removes excess nutrients that can be applied directly to crops as fertilizer.
Echo
DNR director responds to criticism over Au Sable snail
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A species of invasive snail has now been identified in three Michigan rivers. Some anglers who fish Michigan’s legendary Au Sable River have accused state officials of an inadequate response to the New Zealand mud snail.
Podcasts
The environmental legacy of the California gold rush
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Nineteenth century gold mining practices involving mercury still threaten this California landscape.
Podcasts
Why conserve? Water experts discuss reporting on water in a time of scarcity
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Coverage from the 26th annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Sacramento.
Echo
Researcher to hang out under the Mackinac Bridge
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A Michigan State University researcher will soon attach sensors to the underside of the Mackinac Bridge. Current State’s Scott Pohl talks with Nizar Lajnef about what he hopes to learn from studying the everyday stresses on Big Mac.
Echo
UM study: biofuel emissions environmentally worse than fossil fuels
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A recent University of Michigan study suggests biofuels are worse for the environment than fossil fuels. Current State speaks with the lead researcher at the University of Michigan Energy Institute, John DiCicco.
Echo
Biofuels advocate dismisses UM emissions study favoring fossil fuels
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A University of Michigan researcher says the environmental benefits of biofuels are exaggerated, so much so that he says burning fossil fuels is better.
Podcasts
Biotech company uses DNA to manage watermilfoil
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Managing a plant whose native, invasive and hybrid species look nearly identical is nearly impossible without some scientific guidance.