State senator behind legislation to ban nature reserves
Hearings to ban “biodiversity areas” in the state capitol will continue this week. Interlochen Public Radio reports that supporters of the legislation want to allow businesses to access public lands...
View ArticleFrog survey volunteers needed in Michigan
It may not look like it now but frogs will soon be calling in southwest Michigan. In only a few weeks, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will begin its 18th annual survey of the state’s frog...
View ArticleOil spill in 2010 not a threat to drinking water
A new state report says the 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill did not cause contamination of residential water wells that threatens human health. The final “health assessment” by the Department of...
View ArticleEPA Allied Paper landfill plan faces opposition
City officials, environmentalists, and many residents aren’t happy about a federal proposal for Kalamazoo’s Allied Paper landfill. In March, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency briefed...
View ArticleMichigan's air quality gets better, and worse
The quality of the air in southwest Michigan took a hit last year. But a new report by the American Lung Association suggests that, in general, Michigan’s air is getting better.The State of the Air...
View ArticleGOP group eyes the Endangered Species Act
A group of Republicans in Congress is casting an eye on the Endangered Species Act. The law was approved in 1973 with encouragement by the Nixon administration to help prevent threatened plants and...
View ArticleRestoring an ancient Great Lakes fish
Sturgeon have lived in the Great Lakes longer than humans have walked the earth. But the ancient fish now need our help to stay here. A joint project by the federal and state officials with a Native...
View ArticleState assessment finds no "long term impact" on public health from contact on...
The Michigan Department of Community Health says it has evaluated surface water in the area of the 2010 oil spill on the Kalamazoo River.
View ArticleWestSouthwest: Author and activist Bill McKibben on climate change
Bill McKibben is the founder of 350.org and the author of several books, his most recent is Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist.
View ArticleSpare Change: The art of climate
The exhibit Spare Change: The art of climate will be on the first floor of Western Michigan University’s Kohrmann Hall until Thursday, October 17th. It has everything from a dress made of recycled...
View ArticleWhat really happens after the toilet flushes?
When the City of Kalamazoo built its first wastewater treatment plant to handle the raw sewage that had previously been dumped directly into the Kalamazoo River, it used the simple process of allowing...
View ArticleWestSouthwest: The Michigan Wolf Hunt
WMUK correspondent Brian Peterson, who is also an Assistant Professor in Western Michigan University's Environmental Studies Department, discusses Michigan's wolf hunt with Michigan Technological...
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