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The Biden Administration is making $250 million dollars available to states for efforts to cut down on “climate pollution.” States must submit a “notice of intent” by March 31 in order to qualify for funding.
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Climate change is already affecting the Great Lakes. One group is urging the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to coordinate their efforts to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient to those changes.Climate change contributed to the rapid rise in Great Lakes water levels a few years ago. Combined with more frequent and intense storms — also a result of climate change — they caused record flooding in 2017 and 2019 in some parts of the Great Lakes region. Homes and property were damaged.
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The $1.7 trillion dollar spending plan recently passed by Congress includes money for a number of environmental issues.
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A new study of bees reveals natural habitat can affect whether bees pass on viral infections.
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Michigan communities who are vulnerable to natural disasters may be eligible for a new loan today from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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A newly published study suggests a plume of contaminated groundwater could eventually get into home basements in parts of Ann Arbor.The research by University of Michigan scientists suggests that a current plume of the chemical 1,4-dioxane in groundwater will get closer to the surface.
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More than 31,000 acres of heavily forested land in the Upper Peninsula is being sold to a conservation group.The land is located at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
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Tart cherries are a Michigan staple, and farmers say they’ve seen a good harvest this season. But fruit crops are especially vulnerable in the face of a changing climate.
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The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) is touting huge energy savings at state-owned buildings.