Energy & The Environment
From Great Lakes Now to Beyond the Light Switch, Detroit Public Television brings you in-depth coverage and reporting of important energy and environmental issues.
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Michigan’s efforts to root out and deal with PFAS contamination
by Ric Mixter on April 3, 2020 at 10:10 pm
In this web exclusive, Great Lakes Now looks at Michigan’s PFAS Action Response Team. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.
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Coping with PFAS: How have families been dealing with PFAS contamination in their communities
by Ric Mixter on April 3, 2020 at 8:58 pm
In this web exclusive, two residents from Kent County, Michigan, share about their struggles with PFAS. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.
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Great Lakes Learning: How to get your students chatting – productively – in online lessons
by Gary Abud Jr. on April 3, 2020 at 4:20 pm
Education Consultant Gary Abud Jr. has four helpful tips to make the most of online discussions with your students and children as lessons and activities move to the home. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.
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Enbridge to move forward with tunnel permitting amid pandemic, Interlochen Public Radio reports
by GLN Editor on April 3, 2020 at 12:39 pm
By Kaye LaFond, Interlochen Public Radio Enbridge Energy will not delay submitting permits for its controversial Great Lakes Tunnel Project because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tribal governments that oppose the project want Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to slow the process down. They say it’s impossible to prepare for public comment and official tribal consultations when most tribal staff are sheltering in place. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.
Beyond the Light Switch
Winner of the DuPont-Columbia University award for journalistic excellence, Beyond the Light Switch 1 & 2 took viewers on an enlightening journey of discovery into the future of electricity.
Great Lakes Now
DPTV provides coverage of the most important discussions taking place around the future of the Great Lakes.
Fighting the Bat Plague
Learn about a deadly fungal disease that has destroyed six million bats in the eastern U.S.
The Ethanol Effect
The Ethanol Effect investigates the human, environmental and political costs of growing and refining corn for ethanol in America.
