Planet Blue / Sustainability

  1. New IPCC climate report: U-M experts available to comment August 9, 2021
  2. New satellite data reveal increasing proportion of world’s population exposed to floods August 4, 2021
  3. Could residential heat pumps be part of the climate solution? July 30, 2021
  4. Turning diapers into sticky notes: Using chemical recycling to prevent millions of tons of waste July 27, 2021
  5. Addressing links between poverty, housing, water access and affordability in Detroit July 26, 2021
  6. Community brings a fresh spin to Detroit alleyways July 20, 2021
  7. More flooding reported in Detroit metro area: U-M experts available July 16, 2021
  8. Electric delivery vehicles: When, where, how they’re charged has big impact on greenhouse gas emissions July 12, 2021
  9. Smaller summer harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie June 30, 2021
  10. Environmental actions are motivated by personal experiences June 29, 2021
  11. U-M commits to universitywide carbon neutrality May 20, 2021
  12. Forests and climate change: ‘We can’t plant our way out of the climate crisis’ May 20, 2021
  13. Roads pose significant threat to bee movement and flower pollination, U-M study shows May 11, 2021
  14. 17-year cicadas and tree damage: U-M Botanical Gardens expert on what to expect from Brood X bugs May 3, 2021
  15. Biden climate pledge: U-M experts available to comment April 22, 2021
  16. Scrap to sustainable sheet metal: A $2M effort to overhaul automotive recycling April 20, 2021
  17. Water scarcity footprint reveals impacts of individual dietary choices in US April 15, 2021
  18. Private sector action may be linchpin to conservative support on climate change April 12, 2021
  19. U-M discontinues investments in the largest contributors to greenhouse gases March 25, 2021
  20. U-M carbon neutrality commission submits final recommendations March 18, 2021