Common Groundwater
Michigan is defined by the Great Lakes that surround it. But there's a so-called sixth lake that’s critical to our state, too: our groundwater. It flows deeply through every community and to every corner of our peninsulas. Yet, we have so much more to learn about this natural feature.
Like groundwater, this podcast shows environmental issues felt deeply, widely and personally across the state. It tells stories around those issues and the solutions to them. It goes beyond the headlines to bring listeners and viewers something grand yet personal to us all.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
From in the Red To in the Black
Ink from recycled paper, of all things, was what polluted the Kalamazoo River Watershed so much, it was placed in two federal cleanup programs.
Paper mills, oil spills, dams, manure—the "Kazoo" has s…
The Polluter Rulebook
The environmental arm of our state was created to protect our land, water, wildlife and us residents from pollution—it's enshrined in Michigan's constitution. And yet, over the course of 30 years, th…
The Sentence
UPDATE: The bills discussed in this episode did not pass the Michigan Legislature. For the latest update on our efforts, click here.
Michigan’s environmental duties are defined by an act that is hundr…
The Stove War
"God. Guns. Gas Stoves." That's what a prominent legislator posted on social media early in 2023. Welcome to the Stove War, a cultural flashpoint that pitted gas stoves against their electric counter…
Homes of the Future
Eric Schertzing considers land banks like a Veg-O-Matic. These entities offer a plethora of innovative ways to hold and redevelop properties in our communities. Eric joins us in the third episode of …
Up to Code
Update: Better building codes for all homes and building have been adopted in Michigan! You can read about it here.
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Michigan homes have high pollution levels and high prices. How can we possibly c…
Have a Haven?
Michigan's in a bit of an odd place. It's considered a climate haven, a place that can protect people from the worst of climate change. But its literal havens—our homes—are causing problems. They're …
This is Common Groundwater
Welcome to Common Groundwater, a podcast by the Michigan Environmental Council and hosted by pleasant peninsula diehard Beau Brockett Jr.
Like Michigan's mysterious yet necessary groundwater—our so-c…