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Izzy Ross
Climate Solutions ReporterIzzy covers climate change for communities in northern Michigan and around the Great Lakes for IPR through a partnership with Grist.org.
Izzy spent five years at KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska, as a reporter and news director. There, she covered local news in Bristol Bay, collaborated with other radio stations across the state and reported for Alaska's Energy Desk. She also led the annual Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, a daily show for the region's communities and thousands of commercial fishermen.
Izzy grew up in the Hudson Valley, New York. She graduated from Smith College and spent a year reporting on stand-up comedy in Berlin on a Fulbright Journalism Fellowship. Izzy loves to salsa dance, experiment with baking and play the board game Everdell.
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An effort to raise dozens of monarch butterfly caterpillars can not only teach summer campers about the insects, but is also an effort to call attention to the threats monarchs face.
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Supporters say it’s a step toward making rooftop solar and other energy efficiency measures more accessible to many in Michigan who belong to an HOA.
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Last month, the Leelanau County Solid Waste Council held a workshop at the Poor Farm Barn to help explain some of the twists and turns of composting.
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Wave energy converters use the movement of the water to generate electricity. A research team from the University of Michigan will spend the next couple years developing a prototype to install in the waters off the island.
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Michigan is requiring more biosecurity measures on farms because of an outbreak of bird flu in dairy herds.
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The project started a few years ago as a collaboration between the Traverse City Downtown Development Authority, the Master Gardener Association of Northwest Michigan and Michigan State University Extension.
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Climate advocates say the focus should be on electrification, but for some the choice can come down to cost.
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Dry conditions and high winds are driving Canada’s wildfires, following the country’s warmest winter on record and forcing thousands of people to evacuate.
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Ten finalists presented projects that dealt with PFAS, lead contamination, microplastics and nutrients.
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With this suit, Michigan would join dozens of local, tribal and state governments that have taken similar steps to try to hold the industry accountable.