UM launches carbon neutrality commission
ANN ARBOR – Officials at the University of Michigan announced the selection of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, a team that will recommend how the university will reach the …
Dow outlines plastic waste reduction initiatives
MIDLAND – Dow, the Midland-based chemical subsidiary of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), Tuesday announced several initiatives and investments to prevent and remediate plastic waste in the environment. The initiatives, announced in …
UM researcher: Flint water crisis ‘most egregious’ example of environmental injustice
ANN ARBOR — The water crisis in Flint is the most egregious example of environmental injustice in recent U.S. history, according to a founder of the movement who has studied …
DNR: Michigan 1st in nation to use drones to search for PFAS
LANSING — In what is thought to be the first-ever use of drones to search for possible locations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination, the Michigan Department of Environmental …
Fishing in greener waters: Understanding the impact of harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie anglers
ANN ARBOR — A new study published by the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research at the University of Michigan provides insights into decisions that Lake Erie anglers make regarding …
Michigan embarks on statewide study of PFAS in water supplies
LANSING — The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) has announced plans to conduct a state-wide study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in public water supplies. The $1.7 …
MDEQ taps top MSU hydrogeologist for state PFAS response
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced that Professor David Hyndman, chair of Michigan State University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has agreed to assist MDEQ scientists …
Michigan Tech leads study of mercury pollution: ‘When can we eat the fish?’
HOUGHTON — Mercury is a widespread pollutant that travels up the food chain onto people’s dinner plates. Although a global issue, mercury regulations vary worldwide. Depending on where one lives …
MTU’s Meadows updates state officials on Line 5 risk analysis
LANSING — Michigan Technological University’s Guy Meadows provided details on the progress of a proposal for an independent risk analysis of oil pipelines at the bottom of the Straits of …
Michigan Tech Gets Grant For Research On Coastal Marshes
HOUGHTON — A good thing has come from the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Some of the proceeds from the penalties assessed are being used …