Stateside for Thursday, December 12th, 2013
The state Legislature has been busy in its last week of session for the year - from increasing limits on campaign contributions, to issues regarding...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWhat should we do about the trace chemicals found in drinking water?
Before I talk about the small bits of chemicals often found in drinking water, I want to direct some attention to the national water contamination story...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCan sewage treatment plants protect fish from the chemicals in the water?
So you know the saying, right? Stuff flows downhill? Myron Erickson knows a lot about that "stuff." He heads up the sewage treatment plant that sits...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleStateside for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014
Hundreds of thousands of people packed Cobo Center in Detroit over the past two weeks for the North American International Auto Show. There were lots of...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleHow emergency responders in Michigan are preparing for the next pipeline break
There are close to 70,000 miles of underground pipelines in Michigan carrying all kinds of materials around the state – things like natural gas, refined...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article'Thundersnow' is the icing on the cake for this winter in Michigan
Across parts of Michigan, you might have heard this during the torrent of snow this morning: Marcin Szczepanski with the University of Michigan College...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMichigan native fails to make it in NYC
It was Bill Gates who declared,"It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure." And it's good to realize that...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAn MSU physicist believes he has solved the "black hole information paradox"
Ever since Stephen Hawking came out with his theory about how black holes work, physicists – including Hawking himself – have been wrestling with a ...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHelp for honeybee researchers coming from Grand Valley State University
That’s right, bees rule. At least that what my second grader thinks after she studied them at school. “You wrote bees rule. Why do bees rule?” I asked....» E-Mail This
View ArticleRecycling that typical household battery is not as easy as you might think
I was surprised to find out recently that you can’t recycle household batteries in Ann Arbor anymore. I used to collect them in a little steel can, but...» E-Mail This
View ArticleListen to the call-in show with Mark Schauer, Democratic candidate for...
This morning, Democratic candidate for Michigan Governor Mark Schauer joined us on a statewide call-in show. Here’s a shot of the team getting ready for...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWhat about enterovirus D68 and Michigan? Here are 9 takeaways
We're all hearing about concern over a rare respiratory virus that is affecting kids in the Midwest. So far the virus has been detected in Illinois and...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWhat is the condition of the oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac? Answer...
A lot of us are curious about the oil pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac. Michigan Radio's M I Curious is a news experiment where we...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWhat's the status of the old oil pipeline under Lake Michigan? We need more...
We've been working to find an answer to the question, "What's the status of the aged Enbridge oil pipeline running through Lake Michigan at the Straits...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWe've got (some) answers to your question on the oil pipeline under Lake...
Michigan Radio's MI Curious project puts our journalists to work for you: We investigate questions you submit about our state and its people. One of...» E-Mail This
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