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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Tune in for local and national stories on food and climate change — what we grow, eat, and throw away — as well as other climate solutions coverage from northern Michigan. -
As part of the state's energy transition, the Public Service Commission has to pay special attention to the Upper Peninsula and the natural gas plants that went online there just five years ago. -
The show is a place for people who love to preserve and restore old technologies. Thousands of people come each year to see and show the trains, antique tractors and cars. And some enthusiasts say it's a chance to learn about the past. -
One factor in the general election is how the candidates approach climate and energy issues. -
Michigan’s 1st Congressional District has gone to Republicans since 2010. This year, there are two democrats vying for the nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Jack Bergman in the fall. -
Voters in the Traverse City area will choose whether to approve a $180 million bond for the school district in the Aug. 6 primary election to pay for what district officials see as nuts and bolts upgrades to district buildings. For some, it’s a chance for schools to become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.
