Energy & The Environment

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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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  • Nibi Chronicles: The nation-to-nation fight against extractivism
    by Staci Lola Drouillard on March 28, 2024 at 6:09 pm

    Ricky DeFoe can tell you all you need to know about fresh water on Earth in one minute or less. He rattles off that “70% of our planet — our Mother Earth is water. Ninety-seven percent of that water is saltwater. That leaves just 3% freshwater — 1% is in the atmosphere, 1% is subsurface, and 1% is on the surface. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

  • Feds award $1.5 billion for Palisades nuclear plant restart
    by Bridge Michigan on March 28, 2024 at 4:38 pm

    By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

  • PFAS News Roundup: MIT chemists designed a sensor that detects PFAS
    by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now on March 26, 2024 at 6:46 pm

    Keep up with PFAS-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup. Click on the headline to read the full story:   Indiana A bill to secure industry use of toxic PFAS is dead – for now. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

  • Ontario weakens watershed protections (again) as natural resources minister gets new powers
    by The Narwhal on March 26, 2024 at 5:48 pm

    By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water. 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.

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Great Lakes Now

DPTV provides coverage of the most important discussions taking place around the future of the Great Lakes.

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Fighting the Bat Plague

Learn about a deadly fungal disease that has destroyed six million bats in the eastern U.S.

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The Ethanol Effect

The Ethanol Effect investigates the human, environmental and political costs of growing and refining corn for ethanol in America.

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Nature

NATURE brings the beauty and wonder of the natural world into your home.

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NOVA

NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering.

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