<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <channel>
        <title>The Environment Report</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Environment Report, hosted by Lester Graham and other Michigan Public reporters, explores the relationship between the natural world and the everyday lives of people in Michigan.]]></description>
        <language>en</language>
        <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/the-environment-report</link>
        <lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:59:34 -0400</lastBuildDate>
        
        
        <itunes:image href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/23a4f95/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3000x3000+0+0/resize/2000x2000!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F80%2F02%2Fdb4d0b7843f5afd5be58d5f1ec7b%2Fter-3000.png"/>

    <itunes:category text="Science">
        <itunes:category text="Nature" />
    </itunes:category>

    <itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture" />

<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:title>The Environment Report</itunes:title>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>

    
        <itunes:owner>
            <itunes:email>podcasts@michiganradio.org</itunes:email>
            <itunes:name>Michigan Public</itunes:name>
        </itunes:owner>
    

<itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type>




        <atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/the-environment-report/rss.xml" />
        <item>
    <title>Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/08/great_lakes_in_peril_documentary_1.mp3" length="2981" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[When you visit one of the Great Lakes, whether it’s a sandy beach or a rocky coastline, it’s hard to imagine how something so big could be affected so profoundly by alien invasive species, or pollution, or climate change.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:59:34 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-08-06/great-lakes-in-peril-invasives-pollution-climate-change</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">50733 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you visit one of the Great Lakes, whether it’s a sandy beach or a rocky coastline, it’s hard to imagine how something so big could be affected so profoundly by alien invasive species, or pollution, or climate change.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[When you visit one of the Great Lakes, whether it’s a sandy beach or a rocky…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>2981</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>&quot;Water is life&quot; is the theme of Day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/05/graham_ftr_line5_demonstrations-online.mp3" length="278" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, environmental groups and Native Americans plan to present Enbridge Energy with symbolic eviction notices. They want Enbridge to abide by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s order to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 07:23:31 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-05-13/water-is-life-is-the-theme-of-day-1-of-protests-to-shut-down-enbridge-line-5</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">49906 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>&quot;Water is life&quot; is the theme of Day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[On Thursday, environmental groups and Native Americans plan to present Enbridge Energy with symbolic eviction notices. They want Enbridge to abide by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s order to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[On Thursday, environmental groups and Native Americans plan to present Enbridge…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>278</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>On eve of Line 5 shutdown deadline, Enbridge vows to defy Michigan order</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/05/graham-house_ftr_line5_shutdown-online.mp3" length="279" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Enbridge Energy technically has one more day to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, but even the pipeline’s most vocal opponents acknowledge slim odds that the oil actually stops flowing right away.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 06:23:42 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-05-11/on-eve-of-line-5-shutdown-deadline-enbridge-vows-to-defy-michigan-order</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">49873 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    
    <itunes:title>On eve of Line 5 shutdown deadline, Enbridge vows to defy Michigan order</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enbridge Energy technically has one more day to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, but even the pipeline’s most vocal opponents acknowledge slim odds that the oil actually stops flowing right away.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enbridge Energy technically has one more day to shut down the Line 5 pipeline…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>279</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/05/graham_ftr_microplastics_online.mp3" length="291" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of news about the amount of plastic debris in the oceans. But plastic pollution is also affecting the Great Lakes. A study out of the Rochester Institute of Technology estimates 22 million pounds of plastic debris enters the Great Lakes from the U.S. and Canada each year.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-05-06/plastic-debris-is-getting-into-the-great-lakes-our-drinking-water-and-our-food</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">49806 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of news about the amount of plastic debris in the oceans. But plastic pollution is also affecting the Great Lakes. A study out of the Rochester Institute of Technology estimates 22 million pounds of plastic debris enters the Great Lakes from the U.S. and Canada each year.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of news about the amount of plastic debris in the oceans.…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>291</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Scientists concerned about the bottom of the food web in the Great Lakes</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/04/graham_ftr_food_web_online.mp3" length="258" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Right now, scientists are on a ship taking samples and measurements of the Great Lakes. They’re trying to determine how the lakes will fare this year and watching for trends.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:36:13 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-04-14/scientists-concerned-about-the-bottom-of-the-food-web-in-the-great-lakes</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">49577 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Scientists concerned about the bottom of the food web in the Great Lakes</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Right now, scientists are on a ship taking samples and measurements of the Great Lakes. They’re trying to determine how the lakes will fare this year and watching for trends.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Right now, scientists are on a ship taking samples and measurements of the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>258</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan&#x27;s energy future or a bad deal?</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/03/graham_ftr_line_5_economics_online.mp3" length="272" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[As Canadian officials lobbied a Michigan Senate committee in March to keep the Line 5 pipeline open, Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) grew frustrated with a conversation that, up to that point, had focused mainly on the immediate economic and safety implications of a possible shutdown.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:41:42 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-04-01/is-the-line-5-tunnel-a-bridge-to-michigans-energy-future-or-a-bad-deal</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">49431 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    
    <itunes:title>Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan&#x27;s energy future or a bad deal?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Canadian officials lobbied a Michigan Senate committee in March to keep the Line 5 pipeline open, Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) grew frustrated with a conversation that, up to that point, had focused mainly on the immediate economic and safety implications of a possible shutdown.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As Canadian officials lobbied a Michigan Senate committee in March to keep the…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>272</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Some cities are turning to natural infrastructure to deal with extreme rain events</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/03/graham_ftr_green_gr-online.mp3" length="287" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:54:24 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-03-17/some-cities-are-turning-to-natural-infrastructure-to-deal-with-extreme-rain-events</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">49224 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Some cities are turning to natural infrastructure to deal with extreme rain events</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>287</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Wetlands can help prevent property damage and save lives during floods</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/03/graham_ftr_shiawassee_online-final.mp3" length="271" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Midland and other cities were hit hard by a flood caused by heavy rains and the failure of a weak dam.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 06:17:34 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-03-16/wetlands-can-help-prevent-property-damage-and-save-lives-during-floods</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">49219 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Wetlands can help prevent property damage and save lives during floods</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Midland and other cities were hit hard by a flood caused by heavy rains and the failure of a weak dam.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Midland and other cities were hit hard by a flood caused by heavy rains and the…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>271</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Climate change is affecting the kind of fish you can catch in Michigan&#x27;s inland lakes</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/02/graham_ftr_inland_lakes_warming-online.mp3" length="271" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Climate change is altering lakes so that some fish species could be lost. Ice coverage is declining over the decades.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:17:51 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-02-17/climate-change-is-affecting-the-kind-of-fish-you-can-catch-in-michigans-inland-lakes</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">48778 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Climate change is affecting the kind of fish you can catch in Michigan&#x27;s inland lakes</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Climate change is altering lakes so that some fish species could be lost. Ice coverage is declining over the decades.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Climate change is altering lakes so that some fish species could be lost. Ice…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>271</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Water could make Michigan a climate refuge. Are we prepared?</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/02/SS_20210225_Schneider_Michigan_Climate_Refuge_1.mp3" length="1057" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Intrigued by warming winters, researchers from the University of Michigan set out in 1989 to formally measure changes in the geographical distribution of plants and animals in the dense pine and hardwood forests of northern Michigan.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:41:45 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-02-16/water-could-make-michigan-a-climate-refuge-are-we-prepared</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">48873 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    
    <itunes:title>Water could make Michigan a climate refuge. Are we prepared?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Intrigued by warming winters, researchers from the University of Michigan set out in 1989 to formally measure changes in the geographical distribution of plants and animals in the dense pine and hardwood forests of northern Michigan.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Intrigued by warming winters, researchers from the University of Michigan set…]]></itunes:subtitle>

<itunes:duration>1057</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Michigan rivers changing due to climate disruption</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/02/graham_ftr_streams_warming-online.mp3" length="260" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[It’s freezing outside and Larry Scheer is in neoprene chest waders kicking up sediment in Boyden Creek near Ann Arbor, Michigan.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-02-16/michigan-rivers-changing-due-to-climate-disruption</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">48775 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Michigan rivers changing due to climate disruption</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s freezing outside and Larry Scheer is in neoprene chest waders kicking up sediment in Boyden Creek near Ann Arbor, Michigan.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[It’s freezing outside and Larry Scheer is in neoprene chest waders kicking up…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>260</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>The future of Lake Superior with climate disruption</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2021/02/graham_ftr_superior_warming-online.mp3" length="266" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[The downtown office for the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians Fisheries Management Program is a simple, small two-story brick building. But you don’t have to guess about whether you’re in the right place. Pickup trucks with the tribe’s Natural Resources Services emblem are usually parked at the side of the building and sometimes in front.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:28:10 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2021-02-15/the-future-of-lake-superior-with-climate-disruption</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">48744 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>The future of Lake Superior with climate disruption</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The downtown office for the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians Fisheries Management Program is a simple, small two-story brick building. But you don’t have to guess about whether you’re in the right place. Pickup trucks with the tribe’s Natural Resources Services emblem are usually parked at the side of the building and sometimes in front.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The downtown office for the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>266</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Enbridge now inspects freighters to avoid another anchor strike on Line 5</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2020/10/graham_ftr_enbridgemonitoring-online.mp3" length="267" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy has been eager to show news media its new Enbridge Straits Maritime Operations Center in Mackinaw City. Its purpose is to try to prevent another anchor strike or other damage to Line 5, the dual pipelines carrying oil and natural gas liquids.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:16:37 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2020-09-28/enbridge-now-inspects-freighters-to-avoid-another-anchor-strike-on-line-5</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">46751 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Enbridge now inspects freighters to avoid another anchor strike on Line 5</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy has been eager to show news media its new Enbridge Straits Maritime Operations Center in Mackinaw City. Its purpose is to try to prevent another anchor strike or other damage to Line 5, the dual pipelines carrying oil and natural gas liquids.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy has been eager to show news media…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>267</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Did the Midland flood stir up contaminants that could hurt wildlife?</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2020/06/graham_ftr_flood_contamination-online.mp3" length="276" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[The flood that was caused by heavy rains and the failure of two dams near Midland caused property damage far downstream. But the long term damage might be in the contamination of wildlife.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:41:08 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2020-06-15/did-the-midland-flood-stir-up-contaminants-that-could-hurt-wildlife</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">44966 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Did the Midland flood stir up contaminants that could hurt wildlife?</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The flood that was caused by heavy rains and the failure of two dams near Midland caused property damage far downstream. But the long term damage might be in the contamination of wildlife.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The flood that was caused by heavy rains and the failure of two dams near…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>276</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>You only have a limited &quot;right to know&quot; under Right To Know laws</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2020/06/graham_ftr_righttoknow_online_0.mp3" length="254" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[The two dams that broke near Midland caused a massive flood that swept away bridges, roads, and damaged a lot of property. Because Midland is home to Dow’s original chemical complex, a lot of people were concerned about hazardous waste or waste in ponds at Dow.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2020 06:08:30 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2020-06-09/you-only-have-a-limited-right-to-know-under-right-to-know-laws</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">44861 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>You only have a limited &quot;right to know&quot; under Right To Know laws</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The two dams that broke near Midland caused a massive flood that swept away bridges, roads, and damaged a lot of property. Because Midland is home to Dow’s original chemical complex, a lot of people were concerned about hazardous waste or waste in ponds at Dow.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The two dams that broke near Midland caused a massive flood that swept away…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>254</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Bill would eliminate most township regulation of gravel pits</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2020/02/20200218_samilton_gravelmining.mp3" length="270" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Tom and Michelle Joliat's lovely home in Metamora, Michigan is situated high on a hill with a stunning view of the woods below.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2020-02-18/bill-would-eliminate-most-township-regulation-of-gravel-pits</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">41517 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>Tracy Samilton</author>
    <itunes:title>Bill would eliminate most township regulation of gravel pits</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tom and Michelle Joliat's lovely home in Metamora, Michigan is situated high on a hill with a stunning view of the woods below.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Tom and Michelle Joliat's lovely home in Metamora, Michigan is situated high on…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Tracy Samilton</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>270</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Rat poisons take care of rodent problems, but also kill wildlife and pets</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2020/02/graham_ftr_ter-ratpoison-online.mp3" length="282" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[Wildlife are being poisoned and much of the time people using the poisons are not even aware of the danger. One Michigan resident is on a crusade to make people understand what’s at risk when they use rat poison.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2020-02-10/rat-poisons-take-care-of-rodent-problems-but-also-kill-wildlife-and-pets</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">41414 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>Rat poisons take care of rodent problems, but also kill wildlife and pets</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wildlife are being poisoned and much of the time people using the poisons are not even aware of the danger. One Michigan resident is on a crusade to make people understand what’s at risk when they use rat poison.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Wildlife are being poisoned and much of the time people using the poisons are…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>282</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>No-till farming could cut greenhouse gases significantly</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2019/11/graham_ftr_ter-no-till_online_1.mp3" length="236" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[We know that burning fossil fuels releases a lot of greenhouse gases. But there are other human-caused sources that contribute to climate change. As Lester Graham with the Environment Report found, one of them is how farmers plant crops.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2019-11-12/no-till-farming-could-cut-greenhouse-gases-significantly</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">40738 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>No-till farming could cut greenhouse gases significantly</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[We know that burning fossil fuels releases a lot of greenhouse gases. But there are other human-caused sources that contribute to climate change. As Lester Graham with the Environment Report found, one of them is how farmers plant crops.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[We know that burning fossil fuels releases a lot of greenhouse gases. But there…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>236</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>HONK! Talking to geese</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2019/09/graham_ftr_ter-goosecalling-online.mp3" length="252" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[You can hear a flock of geese calling, but there’s not a single goose. It’s a bunch of humans, warming up for the goose call contest at the 72nd annual Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival held last weekend.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2019-09-27/honk-talking-to-geese</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">40371 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>graham@michiganradio.org (Lester Graham)</author>
    <itunes:title>HONK! Talking to geese</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[You can hear a flock of geese calling, but there’s not a single goose. It’s a bunch of humans, warming up for the goose call contest at the 72nd annual Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival held last weekend.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[You can hear a flock of geese calling, but there’s not a single goose. It’s a…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Lester Graham</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>252</itunes:duration>






</item><item>
    <title>Unpopular bait ban will only slow spread of CWD. What could stop it is even more controversial.</title>
    <enclosure url="https://cpa.ds.npr.org/michigan/audio/2019/09/CWD_FTR_TER_WEB.mp3" length="260" type="audio/mpeg"/>
    <description><![CDATA[To help combat chronic wasting disease, Michigan is banning deer baiting and feeding across big parts of the state. It’s highly unpopular with some hunters and lawmakers.]]></description>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <link>https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-science/2019-09-27/unpopular-bait-ban-will-only-slow-spread-of-cwd-what-could-stop-it-is-even-more-controversial</link>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">40381 as https://michigan.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net</guid>
    <author>Kaye LaFond</author>
    <itunes:title>Unpopular bait ban will only slow spread of CWD. What could stop it is even more controversial.</itunes:title>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[To help combat chronic wasting disease, Michigan is banning deer baiting and feeding across big parts of the state. It’s highly unpopular with some hunters and lawmakers.]]></itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[To help combat chronic wasting disease, Michigan is banning deer baiting and…]]></itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>Kaye LaFond</itunes:author>
<itunes:duration>260</itunes:duration>






</item>
    </channel>
</rss>