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Providers call for expansion of telehealth services beyond COVID-19

By By Chloe Trofatter  | 14 hours ago

Federal lawmakers consider easing restrictions.

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Removal fund covers up to 10% of Wisconsin’s private lead pipes needing replacement

Local officials predict it’s enough to fund three years worth of work.

Great Lakes history

Impact of deadly 1940 Armistice Day Storm still felt today

Causing 154 deaths and numerous shipwrecks, the Great Lakes storm left lasting changes that enhanced shipping safety. 

Books

Famed outdoor writer’s journals found in old refrigerator to be published soon

A decade after the death of bestselling author and conservationist, Sigurd F. Olson, his son found some of his loose-leaf journals in an unplugged refrigerator. The journals have since been turned into a book that will be published in June.

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Skiing through a ghost town? That’s scary!
Natural features of Toronto park help users design their own experience
Old Ohio amusement park becomes new wetland restoration project

Climate

  • Will remote learning mark the end of school snow days in Michigan? 

    It’s an especially severe challenge to Northern Michigan and other rural parts of the state. 

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Water quality

  • University gives St. Marys River clean, green boost

    High school and community groups will help implement a $250,000 project to prevent pollution from flowing into the river from a new water research center to be built on contaminated soils at Lake Superior State University.

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Invaders

  • Pennsylvania group to stop pet turtle invasion

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made them a popular pet choice. But when owners tire of them, they release them into the wild.

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Wildlife

  • New York warns residents of coyote encounters

    They are more common January through March, the breeding and pup-rearing season.

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Energy

  • Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again

    State electricity experts hope former Gov. Jennifer Granholm advances Michigan's interest in improved transmssion, electric vehicles, wind and solar power.

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Art

  • A light to guide trees and people: “The Star in the Sycamore” is a broad take on the natural world

    The collection of nature essays was recently selected by the Library of Michigan as one of the 2021 Michigan Notable Books.

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Law

  • Pennsylvania company slammed for illegal discharges

    A federal judge has slapped a Western Pennsylvania copper-processing company with a $550,000 fine for its years-long criminal violations of the Clean Water Act, including illegal discharging of oil into the Ohio River.

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Nearshore

  • Scientists identify genetics of native beach grass to help protect dunes

    The seed grant could lead to large scale application across the Great Lakes

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Urban

  • “Accidental Wilderness” explores unique experience of an urban landscape

    "Accidental Wilderness" is a collection of essays and photographs describing the origins and ecology of Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto, named for a former Toronto Parks commissioner.

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Farm

  • New state plan has Michigan hemp growers uncertain about the future

    Growers worry that higher license and testing fees will push an already high cost of operation even higher. 

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Waste

  • New uses for cherry pits makes landfilling a “waste of a waste”

    Michigan’s cherry industry may have a way to make money from, of all things, the pits.

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Recreation

  • COVID-19 spurs visits to nature sanctuaries

    It offers a significant educational opportunity for land conservancies.

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Catch of the Day

  • School nurses keep staff, students safe during the pandemic

    Contact tracing often starts with school nurses, and its effectiveness relies heavily on their ability to communicate with staff and students and organize their findings.

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COVID-19

  • Michigan bus riders already familiar with mask mandate

    COVID-19 safety protocols are different for each system.

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Podcasts

  • Podcast: Climate change and winter sports

    Great Lakes Echo reporter Claire Moore chats with University of Waterloo, Ontario, professor Daniel Scott about how climate change may affect skiing and other winter sports in eastern North America in the coming decades.

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Photo Friday

  • NASA astronaut captures Belle Isle image from space

    The Detroit River is one of the most important waterways in the Great Lakes system, according to NASA’s post.

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