Most of the 32,000 islands in the Great Lakes are uninhabited. But the people who live year-round on about 30 of them are banding together to preserve their way of life.
People who study birds are now using radar to make maps that can forecast migration at night. They say these maps could help by reducing the number of birds that collide with buildings and wind turbines.
The study points out that if those big eaters - 20% of Americans - changed their diets to match the average American, we’d save the carbon equivalent of 661 million vehicle miles every day.
They can be devastating to native habitats like forests and wetlands--but you have to give it to them: invasive plants are successful, in part, because they’re flexible.
Long-term exposure to certain kinds of air pollution increases the risk of premature death in Americans over 65 years old. And that finding holds true even at levels of air pollution below national standards.
Rebecca Williams is a reporter for Michgian Radio and producer of the station's Environment Report, a program exploring the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in Michigan.
