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To tackle climate change, Michigan enlists a ‘corps’ of volunteers
-To prepare local communities for climate change, Michigan and other states are borrowing from a long American tradition of civilian service programs. Meet the inaugural members of the MI Healthy Climate Corps.
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Michigan medical students fight to make climate change part of curriculum
-Doctors need to understand how climate change plays a role in health, so Michigan medical students are pushing for climate health education in their programs.
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Audit finds mix of successes, problems with Great Lakes restoration grants
-The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has improved conditions in polluted lakes and rivers, but sometimes failed to deliver on environmental justice goals.
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New study: Great Lakes beaches are littered with plastic trash
-A group analyzed 20 years of beach cleanup data, finding that 86% of litter is composed at least partially of plastic.
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Michigan gets $290M boost for water upgrades as Flint crisis anniversary nears
-Money from a bond voters authorized in 2002 is a big one-time boost for Michigan’s crumbling water infrastructure, but state officials say more is needed.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFoodLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPFASRecreation and TourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGood news for Michigan smelt season: PFAS levels lower than feared
-State officials warned against eating too much of the silvery panfish due to high PFAS levels. Scientists now say that was an error, but aren’t yet ready to abandon fish consumption advisories altogether.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsSault tribe challenges Michigan fishing deal, chides ‘preposterous’ rules
-With key species like whitefish nearing the brink of collapse, Michigan’s largest Native American tribe wants fewer restrictions on when, how and where its members can fish.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeFeds award $1.5 billion for Palisades nuclear plant restart
-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm touted the southwest Michigan plant as a key part of America’s energy future. Opponents questioned the safety of the 53-year-old facility.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchRoad salt use dips 37% in Michigan warm winter, saving millions, easing pollution
-Michigan in poised to save $10 million in road salt costs, bucking a trend of increased use — and pollution — in lakes, rivers and groundwater.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintLatest NewsLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsJudge holds Flint in contempt for continued lead pipe replacement delays
-The city was supposed to finish replacing all lead service lines in Flint by 2020. The work still isn’t done. The ruling includes no financial penalties.
