Ellie Katz
Environment ReporterEllie Katz reports on science, conservation and the environment, as well as producing long-form, narrative stories for the Points North podcast.
Before joining IPR in June 2023, she had stints at Heritage Radio Network, FRQNCY Media, Stitcher and Michigan Public. Her work with IPR has been featured on NPR, The Indicator from Planet Money, Here & Now, Science Friday, Bridge Michigan and more.
Ellie first visited Interlochen and northern Michigan shortly after moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan from Texas in middle school. She's happy to have considered the state home ever since.
You can reach her at ellie.katz@interlochen.org.
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Native American boarding schools have a long history of physical and sexual abuse, but there is no accounting of how many children were taken from their homes and brought to these boarding schools and how many died while they were there. There were five official boarding schools in Michigan, with many more unofficial schools. The boarding school in Harbor Springs didn't close until 1983. -
Today, we talk about changes to hunting regulations and coyote management. And we hear about some budget numbers that made our reporter's jaw drop. -
Northern Michigan's ice storm in March 2025 caused staggering damage to forests. Getting federal aid to make up for the losses has been a waiting game for many here. Now, things are starting to move forward — but not soon enough for many. -
Northern Michigan's ice storm in March 2025 caused staggering damage to forests. Getting federal aid to make up for the losses has been a waiting game for many here.
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It’s auction day in Rogers City, Michigan. Along a county highway lined with pine trees, another family sawmill quietly peels itself off the map. -
Contamination in a Cheboygan County wetland has spread, and clean up is taking longer than regulators anticipated. -
Scientists think there's something about Tippy Dam that helps little brown bats survive white-nose syndrome. So what does the dam's sale mean for research access? -
Public comments are due by the end of the week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a tunnel alternative last month. -
A citizens group is proposing its own idea for settling a legal battle between Peninsula Township and local wineries. -
A federal judge agreed with the groups that a local fruit processor is polluting groundwater, a wetland and a creek that connect to Elk Lake.
