On WestSouthwest, a look at the research (or lack of it) on the long-term impact of the Kalamazoo River oil spill on wildlife. And a Western Michigan University professor and his students help prepare taxes for people in rural Alaska.
It's been almost six years since a massive oil spill on the Kalamazoo River. Two years after cleanup ended, it appears that the river has recovered remarkably well. But Michigan State University Ecologist Stephen Hamilton tells Sehvilla Mann that there isn't much research on what the oil spill means for wildlife in the area.
A new partnership is taking Western Michigan University students to rural Alaska to help residents there with preparing taxes. Western Philosophy Professor Fritz Alhoff tells Robbie Feinberg that the program helps residents in small, remote villages. Alhoff says it's also valuable for the students, and he hopes to expand the program in the future.
