Welcome to Common Groundwater, a podcast by the Michigan Environmental Council and hosted by pleasant peninsula diehard Beau Brockett Jr.

Like Michigan's mysterious yet necessary groundwater—our so-called sixth Great Lake—Common Groundwater tells tales of environmental issues by going to all corners of the state, by going deep into the nuance, and by bringing out a story arc that's grand in scale yet personal to all of us.

Common Groundwater will be split into four-episode miniseries. Each miniseries will have its own topic of focus with additional opportunities to learn more, get excited, and take part.

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Common Groundwater is hosted by the Michigan Environmental Council and Beau Brockett Jr.

Our music is "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Derek Zhang and performed by Jackson resident Taj Wallace.

Michigan's in a bit of an odd place. It's considered a climate haven, a place that can protect people from the worst of climate change. But its literal havens—our homes—are causing problems. They're old, expensive, elusive and, in fact, causing climate change. In the first episode of our green housing miniseries, Crain's Detroit Business reporter (and Detroiter) Nick Manes joins us to talk about the state of housing and how it serves as both a problem and a solution to our state.

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To follow Nick's real estate reporting, go to crainsdetroit.com.

To get more episodes, stories and opportunities for action around green, affordable housing, click here.

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Common Groundwater is hosted by the Michigan Environmental Council and Beau Brockett Jr.

Our music is "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Derek Zhang and performed by Jackson resident Taj Wallace.

Update: Better building codes for all homes and building have been adopted in Michigan! You can read about it here.

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Michigan homes have high pollution levels and high prices. How can we possibly change that for all 4.5 million of them and counting? For climate expert Carlee Knott, the answer is by cracking the code (literally) of home development and repair. In this second episode of our green housing miniseries, we talk about housing as a solution to our cost of living and climate change crises.

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To get other stories, information and opportunities around green housing, click here.

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Common Groundwater is hosted by the Michigan Environmental Council and Beau Brockett Jr.

Our music is "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi, arranged by Derek Zhang and performed by Jackson resident Taj Wallace.