Articles by Regional Reporter, Michigan Vivian La
Vivian La is the Michigan regional reporter for Grist and Interlochen Public Radio. Her work has appeared in WBUR, Science Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and Illinois Public Media. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, she holds a journalism degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.
“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which gives aspiring farmers a place to experiment without risk.
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![Snapped utility poles and wires from an ice storm]()
![Snapped utility poles and wires from an ice storm]()
A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines
Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.
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Close calls at Michigan’s dams are a climate warning to America
Record flooding pushed Michigan's dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.
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![Environmental and Native American activists rally to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline, which runs under the Straits of Mackinac.]()
![Environmental and Native American activists rally to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline, which runs under the Straits of Mackinac.]()
Michigan wins key legal battle over Line 5 pipeline
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling clears the way for state court proceedings in the decades-long dispute over the pipeline crossing between Lakes Michigan and Huron.
