Environment

  1. Study finds that urban agriculture must be carefully planned to have climate benefits January 22, 2024
  2. Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds January 15, 2024
  3. 2023 warmest year on record: U-M experts available January 9, 2024
  4. Communicating about climate change more effective when stories about those displaced hit ‘close to home’ January 9, 2024
  5. Electric vs. gasoline vehicles: Is EV ownership competitive in your area? January 3, 2024
  6. Legacy in land: Protecting rare fens, century farms and other natural habitats in Michigan December 20, 2023
  7. COP28 climate deal: U-M experts available to comment December 13, 2023
  8. Hands-on activities help high school students learn about environmental justice, health December 12, 2023
  9. COP28 climate conference in Dubai: U-M experts available to comment December 6, 2023
  10. U-M study outlines cost, energy savings of switching from fluorescent lamps to LEDs December 5, 2023
  11. Great Lakes Compact symposium at U-M commemorates compact’s 15th anniversary December 4, 2023
  12. COP28 climate summit in Dubai: U-M student team attending November 29, 2023
  13. 2023 Chesapeake Bay dead zone smallest on record November 28, 2023
  14. Michigan clean energy bills signed by Gov. Whitmer: U-M experts available to comment November 28, 2023
  15. Building Flint’s trust in its drinking water November 15, 2023
  16. National Climate Assessment: U-M expert can discuss impacts on Indigenous peoples, environmental justice November 14, 2023
  17. Diverse forests hold huge carbon-storage potential, as long as we cut emissions, study shows November 13, 2023
  18. Michigan clean energy bills await Gov. Whitmer’s signature: U-M experts available to comment November 9, 2023
  19. Decarbonizing light-duty transportation in the US: U-M study reveals strategies to achieve goal November 6, 2023
  20. Elephants: Earth’s giant climate change canaries October 30, 2023