89.1 WEMU: Issues of the Environment en https://www.wemu.org/podcast/issues-of-the-environment Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:55:24 -0400 no Issues of the Environment David Fair - Retired episodic environment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,RadioEnvironment News from 89.1 WEMUwemu@wemu.org Issues of the Environment: A peek into the 2026 A2ZERO Green Fair and updates on Ann Arbor's work to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:55:24 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-09-09/issues-of-the-environment-a-peek-into-the-2026-a2zero-green-fair-and-updates-on-ann-arbors-work-to-achieve-carbon-neutrality-by-2030 000001a0-85ce-d318-afa4-bfeebe180000 Issues of the Environment: A peek into the 2026 A2ZERO Green Fair and updates on Ann Arbor's work to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 Rebekah Warren 685 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Trinity Health Ann Arbor introduces new program to help patients and staff heal through nature Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:08:13 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-09-02/issues-of-the-environment-trinity-health-ann-arbor-introduces-new-program-to-help-patients-and-staff-heal-through-nature 000001a0-6204-d332-ade7-f31ce66e0000 Issues of the Environment: Trinity Health Ann Arbor introduces new program to help patients and staff heal through nature Rebekah Warren 686 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: U-M climate scientist gives safety tips during times of intensifying wildfires Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:53:31 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-08-26/issues-of-the-environment-u-m-climate-scientist-gives-safety-tips-during-times-of-intensifying-wildfires 000001a0-3dea-d51c-adfc-fdeeea150000 Issues of the Environment: U-M climate scientist gives safety tips during times of intensifying wildfires Rebekah Warren 685 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Washtenaw County restauranteurs shifting away from single-use plastics Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:24:05 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-08-19/issues-of-the-environment-washtenaw-county-restauranteurs-shifting-away-from-single-use-plastics 000001a0-1a31-d067-a9f3-3f394ac10000 Issues of the Environment: Washtenaw County restauranteurs shifting away from single-use plastics Rebekah Warren 685 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Monitoring cyanobacteria that's growing in the Huron River Watershed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:52:56 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-08-12/issues-of-the-environment-monitoring-cyanobacteria-thats-growing-in-the-huron-river-watershed 0000019f-f5d1-d067-a9df-f7d94b590000 Issues of the Environment: Monitoring cyanobacteria that's growing in the Huron River Watershed Rebekah Warren 677 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Border-To-Border Trail's new 'Dexter Connection' expansion progressing Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:51:11 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-08-05/issues-of-the-environment-border-to-border-trails-new-dexter-connection-expansion-progressing 0000019f-d18c-d51c-addf-fdac39620000 Issues of the Environment: Border-To-Border Trail's new 'Dexter Connection' expansion progressing Rebekah Warren 677 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Washtenaw County Health Department offers information and safety tips amidst recent cyclosporiasis outbreak Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:55:10 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-07-29/issues-of-the-environment-washtenaw-county-health-department-offers-information-and-safety-tips-amidst-recent-cyclosporiasis-outbreak 0000019f-adba-ddcf-a7df-fdfe5f3f0000 Issues of the Environment: Washtenaw County Health Department offers information and safety tips amidst recent cyclosporiasis outbreak Rebekah Warren 650 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Research shows PFAS found in Dexter's waterways come from everyday products Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:10:36 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-07-22/issues-of-the-environment-research-shows-pfas-found-in-dexters-waterways-come-from-everyday-products 0000019f-89f2-db2d-adff-c9fbe86a0000 Issues of the Environment: Research shows PFAS found in Dexter's waterways come from everyday products Rebekah Warren 685 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Celebrating National Park and Recreation Month alongside Washtenaw County's own bicentennial Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:57 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-07-15/issues-of-the-environment-celebrating-national-park-and-recreation-month-alongside-washtenaw-countys-own-bicentennial 0000019f-65dd-d90b-afff-f5fd8c700000 Issues of the Environment: Celebrating National Park and Recreation Month alongside Washtenaw County's own bicentennial Rebekah Warren 673 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Zerowaste.org's Plastic Free July Challenge and other tips in reducing everyday plastic Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:18:32 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-07-08/issues-of-the-environment-zerowaste-orgs-plastic-free-july-challenge-and-other-tips-in-reducing-everyday-plastic 0000019f-41e1-d87d-a7bf-53eb27cf0000 Issues of the Environment: Zerowaste.org's Plastic Free July Challenge and other tips in reducing everyday plastic Rebekah Warren 685 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin continues to work on better PFAS protections Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:55:27 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-07-01/issues-of-the-environment-michigan-sen-elissa-slotkin-continues-to-work-on-better-pfas-protections 0000019f-1d88-de8a-a7bf-5fe9862a0000 Issues of the Environment: Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin continues to work on better PFAS protections Rebekah Warren 685 wemu@wemu.orgnoenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: A conversation with WEMU's new environmental host, former state lawmaker Rebekah Warren Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:38:10 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-06-24/issues-of-the-environment-a-conversation-with-wemus-new-environmental-host-former-state-lawmaker-rebekah-warren 0000019e-f8fe-dd80-ab9f-fbfe50fa0000 Issues of the Environment: A conversation with WEMU's new environmental host, former state lawmaker Rebekah Warren David Fair - Retired, Rebekah Warren 687 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Protecting the rare Mitchell's satyr butterfly from extinction Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:12:52 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-06-17/issues-of-the-environment-protecting-the-rare-mitchells-satyr-butterfly-from-extinction 0000019e-d692-da5e-a3de-d7b71a6e0000 Issues of the Environment: Protecting the rare Mitchell's satyr butterfly from extinction David Fair - Retired 684 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: City of Ann Arbor works to expand partnerships to enhance A2ZERO efforts Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:36:31 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-06-10/issues-of-the-environment-city-of-ann-arbor-works-to-expand-partnerships-to-enhance-a2zero-efforts 0000019e-b11a-d1ab-abfe-f93bc0d60000 Issues of the Environment: City of Ann Arbor works to expand partnerships to enhance A2ZERO efforts David Fair - Retired 682 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Washtenaw County expanding reach of rain garden program Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:09:44 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-06-03/issues-of-the-environment-washtenaw-county-expanding-reach-of-rain-garden-program 0000019e-8d2c-d3df-a7de-ef7ea5050000 Issues of the Environment: Washtenaw County expanding reach of rain garden program David Fair - Retired 661 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Ann Arbor Climate Corps helps march toward carbon neutrality Wed, 27 May 2026 06:17:16 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-05-27/issues-of-the-environment-ann-arbor-climate-corps-helps-march-toward-carbon-neutrality 0000019e-68f0-da42-adbe-ebf711f90000 Issues of the Environment: Ann Arbor Climate Corps helps march toward carbon neutrality David Fair - Retired 620 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: The Hungry Locavore in Ann Arbor builds community through local food network Wed, 20 May 2026 08:41:09 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-05-20/issues-of-the-environment-the-hungry-locavore-in-ann-arbor-builds-community-through-local-food-network 0000019e-4567-d441-a99e-5def438a0000 Issues of the Environment: The Hungry Locavore in Ann Arbor builds community through local food network David Fair - Retired 684 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: U-M's Digital Water Lab advances monitoring systems in the Huron River Wed, 13 May 2026 06:26:47 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-05-13/issues-of-the-environment-u-ms-digital-water-lab-advances-monitoring-systems-in-the-huron-river 0000019e-20df-dc23-a7df-69df6cda0000 Issues of the Environment: U-M's Digital Water Lab advances monitoring systems in the Huron River David Fair - Retired 655 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Pocket forests and eco-islands increasing in number in Washtenaw County Wed, 06 May 2026 09:23:14 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-05-06/issues-of-the-environment-pocket-forests-and-eco-islands-increasing-in-number-in-washtenaw-county 0000019d-fd74-dc23-a7dd-fd74b12a0000 Issues of the Environment: Pocket forests and eco-islands increasing in number in Washtenaw County David Fair - Retired 671 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio Issues of the Environment: Economic and community benefit part of the Washtenaw County data center debate Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:36:22 -0400 https://www.wemu.org/show/issues-of-the-environment/2026-04-29/issues-of-the-environment-economic-and-community-benefit-part-of-the-washtenaw-county-data-center-debate 0000019d-d898-da28-a1ff-dadf94050000 Issues of the Environment: Economic and community benefit part of the Washtenaw County data center debate David Fair - Retired 675 wemu@wemu.org (David Fair - Retired)noenvironment,coal,ash,David,Fair,NPR,Public,Radio