Current Environmental News

Discover current environmental news articles in Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes region, as well as national environmental news events, that affect you.

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Michigan Agriculture and Environmental Education Workshop

Thursday, June 13, 2019 (10 reads)

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan
Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will host a Michigan Agriculture
and Environmental Education Workshop for educators --
formal K–12 educators and non-formal educators (e.g., nature center staff, 4H and scout
leaders, and other outdoor educators), on Monday, August 5, 2019, at the Michigan State
University Tollgate Education Center in Novi.

In Detroit, 'trash fishing' is a thing and it's reeling in big catches

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 (14 reads)

Instead of hooking bass or crappie, a father and son duo are netting a different kind of catch from the Detroit River: trash.

As floods increase, cities like Detroit are looking to green stormwater infrastructure

Friday, May 17, 2019 (51 reads)

Urban sprawl meant paving over grasslands and wetlands, making it so water is unable to soak into the ground. Today, that impervious development, coupled with the more intense storms brought by climate change, is making flooding a major issue for many cities. Urban areas are looking for better ways to manage runoff.

Endangered piping plovers face trouble from surging Great Lakes levels

Thursday, May 16, 2019 (54 reads)

Record or near-record water levels predicted for the Great Lakes this summer mean less shoreline than usual. And that’s bad news for an endangered species reliant upon that shoreline: piping plovers.

Reducing harmful Lake Erie algal blooms: What will it take?

Monday, May 06, 2019 (82 reads)

With the waters of Lake Erie starting to warm, concerns are rising about the possibility of toxic algal blooms over the summer months. There are evidence-based agricultural practices that can reduce the threat, so why are they not widely used?