Environment

  1. Wildfires, farming activities may be top sources of air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia August 14, 2023
  2. New guiding principles urgently needed for Great Lakes stewardship, U-M researchers say August 9, 2023
  3. Cracking in lithium-ion batteries speeds up electric vehicle charging August 1, 2023
  4. Record heat, climate change: What experts want us to know July 25, 2023
  5. $7.5M to advance nuclear energy awarded to U-M July 25, 2023
  6. Palm oil plantations and deforestation in Guatemala: Certifying products as ‘sustainable’ is no panacea July 20, 2023
  7. New U-M Graham Institute center empowers Michigan communities to tackle renewable energy projects July 19, 2023
  8. How 30,000 Detroit trees bloomed into a better way for researchers to predict airborne pollen July 6, 2023
  9. Smaller-than-average harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie June 29, 2023
  10. U-M SEAS names Liesl Eichler Clark inaugural director of sustainable climate action engagement June 27, 2023
  11. $18M to advance materials research for quantum computing, sustainable plastics and more June 26, 2023
  12. Chesapeake Bay’s dead zone predicted to be 33% smaller than long-term average June 22, 2023
  13. Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255B annually, including vast carbon storage, study shows June 21, 2023
  14. $27M for laboratory astrophysics and nuclear fusion, led by U-M June 20, 2023
  15. Canadian wildfires prompt US health warnings: U-M experts available June 7, 2023
  16. Full electrification of Uber and Lyft vehicles would provide only modest benefits to society, study shows June 7, 2023
  17. Michigan Minds Podcast: Exploring Carbon Pricing and Carbon Border Adjustments June 6, 2023
  18. NOAA forecasts below-average summer ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico June 5, 2023
  19. Colorado River deal: U-M experts available May 24, 2023
  20. Warming climate in Brazil may increase risk of Zika, dengue by 2050 May 23, 2023

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