Izzy Ross | IPR
Climate Solutions Reporter, Interlochen Public RadioIzzy covers climate change for communities in northern Michigan and around the Great Lakes for Interlochen Public Radio through a partnership with Grist.org.
She spent the past five years at KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska, as a reporter and news director. There, she led the annual Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, a daily show for the region's communities and thousands of commercial fishermen. She also collaborated with other radio stations across the state and reported for Alaska's Energy Desk.
Izzy grew up in the Hudson Valley, New York. She graduated from Smith College with a degree in Government and spent a year reporting on stand-up comedy in Berlin on a Fulbright Journalism Fellowship. Izzy loves to salsa dance, experiment with baking and play the board game Everdell.
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The DNR said daily high temperatures during 2024's early hunt were consistently above 70 degrees, which hampered hunting. -
The historic restart of a nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake Michigan, and a northern Michigan energy cooperative is playing a major role. -
A plan from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to potentially lease more than 400 acres of state land in the Gaylord area for solar development has stirred up a range of responses. -
A $50 million grant for a copper mine in the Upper Peninsula was approved by the state House Appropriations Committee. -
An amicus brief argues that a 1977 treaty between the United States and Canada gives Michigan a say over the pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. -
As part of a waste diversion effort, more than 3 tons of pumpkin waste are being composted in Traverse City. -
The Leelanau County Clerk said some early in-person votes weren't uploaded to the website, which affected the results on the county dashboard. -
The comment period is open until Nov. 13, and the state is holding a virtual public hearing tonight at 7 p.m. -
First Lady Jill Biden and First Lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz were in Traverse City on Monday to motivate canvassers to get out the vote. -
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has restricted burning in much of the region until enough rain has fallen.
