Elinor Epperson
Elinor Epperson is an environment intern through the Great Lakes News Collaborative. She is wrapping up her master's degree in journalism at Michigan State University. She hopes to do investigative and longform journalism once she gets her sea legs.
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Former President Donald Trump’s “concepts of a plan” for an alternative to Obamacare are concerning, say Michigan doctors with the Committee to Protect Health Care. -
News of nuclear waste coming to a disposal facility in southeast Michigan is raising questions about how much say the public has in hazardous waste management in their communities. Here’s what you should know about the radioactive material coming to a Michigan hazardous waste disposal facility. -
Lawmakers are hosting a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4 to discuss public concerns about radioactive waste coming to a southeast Michigan facility. -
A southeast Michigan waste disposal site will soon be home to nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project, the World War II effort to develop an atomic bomb.
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The state of Michigan has opened nine more permanent drop-off locations for electronic waste since 2021. -
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has updated an online tool that maps which communities may be most susceptible to adverse effects from pollution. -
Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission has updated regulations to allow electric bicycles on natural surface trails the state manages. -
A recent study in partnership with Michigan State University showed machine learning could calculate where chronic wasting disease could spread at the county level. -
Seeds of Success, a federal program that conserves and restores native flora, has come to Michigan. -
The city released rate estimates for a sustainable energy utility, an optional public utility on the ballot in November.
