Environment

  1. Old-growth trees more drought tolerant than younger ones, providing a buffer against climate change December 1, 2022
  2. U-M team recycles previously unrecyclable plastic November 30, 2022
  3. COP27 climate conference in Egypt: U-M experts available to discuss November 17, 2022
  4. Chesapeake Bay sees smaller-than-average ‘dead zone’ in 2022 November 16, 2022
  5. Understanding a cerium quirk could help advance grid-scale energy storage November 15, 2022
  6. Study: Vacant lot greening can reduce community crime, violence October 28, 2022
  7. Air pollution tips the scale for obesity in women October 13, 2022
  8. Study: Web-based tools can help Great Lakes region plan for potential influx of climate-change migrants October 6, 2022
  9. Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered global tsunami that scoured seafloor thousands of miles from impact site October 4, 2022
  10. Not enough: Protecting algae-eating fish insufficient to save imperiled coral reefs, study concludes October 3, 2022
  11. Michigan Sea Grant: Collaborative project to support small harbors, ensure long-term sustainability September 30, 2022
  12. Flaring allows more methane into the atmosphere than we thought September 29, 2022
  13. Hurricane Ian: U-M experts can discuss September 28, 2022
  14. From garden to growth: This urban garden cultivates young leaders September 28, 2022
  15. ‘Hydrogen road map’: The lightest element can play a heavy-duty role in Michigan’s clean-energy transition September 23, 2022
  16. Study: Termites may have a larger role in future ecosystems September 22, 2022
  17. Heat-resistant nanophotonic material could help turn heat into electricity September 22, 2022
  18. Two ‘Michigan Earth’ scientists named department’s first female American Geophysical Union Fellows September 19, 2022
  19. Puerto Rico landslides: U-M expert available September 19, 2022
  20. U-M partnership with Michigan nail salons promotes better environment for workers, clients September 13, 2022

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