Environment

  1. Paris Climate Agreement architect Christiana Figueres to speak at U-M March 5, 2019
  2. Utilities have little financial incentive to plug methane leaks February 28, 2019
  3. U-M biologists capture super-creepy photos of Amazon spiders making meals of frogs, lizards, furry mammals February 28, 2019
  4. Earth may be 140 years away from reaching carbon levels not seen in 56 million years February 20, 2019
  5. Historical letters in U-M zoology museum archive highlight links between specimen collection, conservation February 20, 2019
  6. Perceptions play big role in how residents feel about wind energy February 7, 2019
  7. How air conditioners could advance a renewable power grid February 5, 2019
  8. U-M launches carbon neutrality commission: Names members, lays out commission charge, priorities, deadlines February 4, 2019
  9. The polar vortex: U-M experts can discuss science, health, battery aspects January 29, 2019
  10. Lower-carbon diets aren’t just good for the planet, they’re also healthier January 24, 2019
  11. Poisons or medicines? Cyanobacteria toxins protect tiny lake dwellers from parasites January 15, 2019
  12. U-M’s Graham Sustainability Institute announces new research grants January 8, 2019
  13. Just chillin’: Is a refrigerated food chain a net win or loss for climate emissions? December 19, 2018
  14. Small-scale poultry farming could mean big problem in developing countries December 14, 2018
  15. Forecast 2019: Climate change reality takes firmer hold December 13, 2018
  16. U-M authors of new US climate report available to comment November 26, 2018
  17. Ocean acidification caused by high carbon dioxide levels dissolving the seafloor October 29, 2018
  18. U-M researchers part of national effort to protect freshwater lakes from toxic algal blooms October 29, 2018
  19. Growing local: U-M alums provide fresher food to consumers, higher profits to farmers October 29, 2018
  20. Flint water crisis: Most egregious example of environmental injustice, says U-M researcher October 19, 2018