Dam Investment for Safety, Stream Sampling for Science
Michigan needs a lot more dam investment. Macroinvertebrates like dragonfly and mayfly larvae are key indicators of stream health. More info...
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Jeff Kart, a.k.a. "Mr. Great Lakes," hosts Q-90.1 FM's weekly look at environmental issues.
Michigan needs a lot more dam investment. Macroinvertebrates like dragonfly and mayfly larvae are key indicators of stream health. More info...
Sustainability in the Great Lakes region just received a $45 million boost and fishery workshops are scheduled for April. For more, visit: h...
New agreements between Michigan utilities and advocates will lower energy bills and invest in home improvements. A Battery Circularity Progr...
What are the top five priorities for the Great Lakes? The Michigan Clean Water Corps is looking for volunteers. Midland Township and eight o...
A binational report card is out for Lake Huron. Nine Michigan airports are receiving money from the state to deal with PFAS contamination. Y...
If current demand continues, data centers will drive up emissions and electricity costs. Michigan drafted a 10-year-plan to grow Michigan’s...
To improve water supply predictions, researchers have developed the Great Lakes NBS Predictor. The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association...
Saginaw Bay is mentioned in a recent State of the Great Lakes Report and the Global Challenges Foundation has a list of the five biggest ris...
Listeners of this segment helped it win Science Podcast of the Year for 2025 at the Lakies. There’s no winter or holiday break in the fight...
Some tips on cardboard recycling, a citizen science project, and efforts to remove invasive lampreys. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes....
Some Christmas tree factoids and way to count this winter's snowfall. For more, visit: https://mrgreatlakes.com/ Support this podcast: https...
New research offers a simple solution to a widespread pollution problem, the AuSable River Scenic Preserve is in the hands of Oscoda Charter...
Environmental groups are celebrating a state decision regarding fertilizers used by large-scale farms, climate change is causing fish to shr...
Michigan State University is studying the benefits of solar panels on farmland, a new documentary follows baby sturgeon released into the Sa...
Climate change could be driving people to move to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Fall colors are peaking in some areas of Michigan and growing...
A grant is aimed at ensuring "that fact-based science is shaping decisions that protect the Great Lakes." Wetlands will see some protections...
Bay City is a featured port on a Great Lakes cruise marketing program and Michigan is planning a Lake Huron flooding resilience study. For m...
Fall colors are showing up across Michigan. A rare bird is among the first examples of a climate change species. Beach season is over, but E...
Happy anniversary to the Pollution Emergency Alerting System, aka PEAS. Hampton Township is among eight communities sharing almost $2 millio...
Exotic mushrooms are invading Michigan and pushing out native fungi, more baby lake sturgeon will soon be swimming in the Saginaw River syst...
Volunteers are needed for a stream sampling event that uses tiny animals to assess water quality in the Cedar River. Wednesday, Aug. 27, was...
At least 30 beach cleanups are planned in Michigan next month. A 57-pound invasive carp was found in Lake Huron. This summer is shaping up t...
Big batteries are going in at Consumers Energy sites in Hampton and Oscoda townships. Close to 19 million fish have been stocked to rivers a...
This month, the Lake Guardian began its annual summer water quality survey of the Great Lakes. A $35 million Septic Replacement Loan Program...
Bay City celebrates the 30th annual Saginaw Bay Waterfowl & Outdoor Festival, the once-endangered Kirtland’s warbler isn’t doing so well the...
Harmful algal blooms pose a serious danger to dogs at the beach, Lake whitefish are crashing in Lakes Michigan and Huron, and more than a do...
Lake Huron is expected to rise by an inch over the next month. The Michigan Clean Water Corps is hosting its first-ever statewide aquatic in...
Local conservation and education efforts are getting a boost from the state. The Great Lakes Stormwater Collaborative is putting on a summer...
Sea lamprey control is planned for a Lake Huron tributary. Pinconning-based Serafin Fish Co. has been issued a commercial fishing license fo...
U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet is pushing for federal funding to expand access to safe, clean drinking water in mid-Michigan. Little Forks...
Climate change is making Michigan summers more dangerous for pregnant women, more than 27 million trees were planted across the Great Lakes...
Michigan’s recycling rate reached a new high for the fourth year in a row. Permeable pavement can reduce stormwater runoff by up to 19%, a r...
A Detroit nonprofit called Make Food Not Waste has an initiative to cut Michigan’s food waste in half by 2030. There’s a Give a Scrap Food S...
Artificial intelligence is putting pressure on the Great Lakes. Bay City’s sister city has committed to protecting Lake Huron. A new program...
Helped Wanted: 12,000 volunteers. That’s the message from the Alliance for the Great Lakes, the environmental group that organizers Adopt-a-...
Climate change is supercharging the water cycle, bringing heavier rain extremes and related flood risks across the U.S. The U.S. Environment...
The federal government is giving people more time to comment on a proposal to list the iconic monarch butterfly as threatened. You can learn...
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are expected to change how scientists monitor and model the Great Lakes. You can help monitor w...
Saginaw Bay is among the best ice fishing destinations in the United States. The University of Michigan is using $5 million from the U.S. De...
Recent state grants focus on coastal management. If you want to take an active role in protecting and preserving the Great Lakes, you might...
Filter First laws have been in place for a year in Michigan. Michigan saw the most benefits in the nation from federal clean energy funding....
Worried about how electric vehicles handle cold winters? The latest tech might ease your mind. Algal blooms are often associated with summer...
Analysts are talking about “lost winter” days around the world. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has an updated action plan for the...
Rep. Dan Kildee says he’s leading a bipartisan effort to stop Canada from storing nuclear waste near the Great Lakes. Geographic Information...
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has become a hotspot for rare owl sightings this fall. Fishery businesses are taking a pledge to make sure no par...
Central Michigan University researchers are working with communities to prepare for flooding driven by climate change. Michigan's environmen...
Great Lakes groups are already reaching out to President-elect Donald Trump. A Michigan Climate Investment Accelerator aims to attract billi...
Fall colors peak in the Saginaw Bay region next week. Learn how composting yard waste can fight climate change while enriching your garden....
In this episode, we celebrate 15 years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and explore how utility-scale solar energy projects are boo...
Be on the lookout for Michigan Department of Natural Resources personnel conducting nighttime walleye surveys. Federal agencies are expandin...