Ingham Conservation District is offering a workshop to Ingham County residents and businesses where they'll learn about rain barrels and water quality, and take away a one-of-a-kind, hand decorated barrel. ELi's Paige Filice tells you how you could be the first EL signup.
Starting March 8, you can bring Styrofoam to City of East Lansing’s new polystyrene recycling station at the East Lansing Department of Public Works recycling drop-off site. Christopher Wardell reports.
ELi finds that East Lansing has now spent $200,000 fighting a lawsuit brought by City workers alleging that they “were intentionally and unnecessarily exposed to mercury and asbestos” at the wastewater treatment plant. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.
Thanks to two grant awards from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the City of East Lansing will be able to accept Styrofoam for recycling this fall. Rosalind Arch has the story.
The Ingham Conservation District is looking for wader-wearing bug hunters to participate in their fall stream monitoring on October 14th. ELi's Paige Filice tells you what that means, and how you can join in.
At the first public forum on elementary renovations, existing plans were presented and citizens spoke up about concerns including bike-friendliness, road and sidewalk fixes and sustainable lunch trays. Karessa Wheeler reports.
Kit Carlson and Wendell Lynch's experience with BWL wasn't as bad as they'd been fearing. What happened, and what advice do they give other homeowners? And what does BWL say about homeowners who try to refuse tree-trimming?
The City tells ELi it's aware of the problems caused by the power-washing of the water tower at Gordon Guyer Park. Polyurethane chips have been sent flying all over the area from the cleaning.
Inspired by their love of local rivers, a local business is working with volunteers to clean them up. They've collected at least 750 gallons of trash since May. ELi's Paige Filice has the story.
The Marble Garden began because two first-grade teachers wanted to see something besides brick and grass outside their classroom windows. ELi's Coleen Moyerbrailean has the scoop on how that garden has grown in 25 years.
Seen the solar-energy-generating carports being installed in various MSU parking lots? Ian Hoopingarner provides the backstory and explains who is profiting in what way.
What's the latest on the Center City District and Park District redevelopment projects? And what is the activity at the corner across from MSU all about?
With more and more East Lansing property owners vocally upset about BWL's tree-cutting program, City government interest in the matter appears to be increasing.
