Researchers, policy-makers, and government officials gather to get a briefing on a stream monitoring system in southwest Washtenaw County. The on-site, real time data collection system is one of many in the Michigan watersheds flowing into Lake Erie.

MI and OH: Different strategies to reduce Lake Erie nutrient pollution

November 18, 2024

Michigan and Ohio are both struggling to reduce the fertilizer runoff getting into Lake Erie which feeds cyanobacterial blooms, also...

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Overhead view of several train cars derailed from the tracks with one on fire. Dark smoke clouds the area

Experts say we could see more toxic chemical pollution if policies don’t change

February 27, 2023

On Feb. 3, 2023, a train owned by the rail company Norfolk Southern derailed just outside East Palestine, Ohio. About...

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A view of the scene Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

Officials want answers after Ohio train derailment waste sent to Michigan for disposal

February 25, 2023

State and county officials are upset over the decision to ship toxic chemicals from an Ohio train derailment to Michigan....

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