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Herring gull eggs help monitor Great Lakes ecosystems

By Kalah Harris | 7 hours ago

The second part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.

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A look at binational scientific research on the Great Lakes

The first part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.

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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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Great Lakes classrooms move outdoors during pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders forcing people to be cooped up in their homes, schools such as the Detroit Waldorf School in Detroit and the Cambridge Farm and Forest School in Ontario are giving students new outdoor learning options.

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The great escape of gardening
Foraging for medicinal plants gains popularity
2020 Festival cancellations deal blow to local economies

Climate

  • 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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Water quality

  • Oldest Coast Guard cutter with smallest crew and largest Great Lakes responsibility needs replacing

    The U.S. Coast Guard wants to retire its oldest cutter on the Great Lakes, the 57-year-old cutter Buckthorn.

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Invaders

  • Asian carp on our plates—not in our water

    Chef Soohwa Yu has been serving Asian carp at the University of Illinois since 2017. According to Yu, four out of six dining halls at the university serve the invasive fish.

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Wildlife

  • Protection for wolves still stirs controversy

    The Trump administration recently announced that it will remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list in the lower 48 states.

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Energy

  • Michigan homeowners take part in national solar tour

    This year solar energy newcomers and aficionados alike can tour solar powered homes virtually in Michigan and across the nation. 

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Art

  • “A Fine Canopy” brings you outdoors while the world is stuck inside

    "A Fine Canopy" is Alison Swan's new book of poetry.

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Law

  • Neighbors at war

    By Eric Freedman Jennifer Cook initially got along amicably with her neighbors in rural Bartholomew County, Indiana. But that relationship went downhill when the neighbors, Brian and Katrina Brumley, bought a Great Pyrenees puppy to protect their poultry, goats, miniature horse and miniature donkey from coyotes, foxes and bobcats, according to legal documents in Cook’s […]

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Nearshore

  • Detroit River cleanup brings new look to Motor City

    A $2.9 million cleanup of contaminated sediments along the Detroit River will help bring a new look to the Motor City and set the stage for the completion of the Riverwalk by linking two popular waterfront parks.

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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

  • Midwestern farms suffocating Gulf of Mexico ecosystems

    Fertilizer runoff from seasonal heavy rainfall on Midwestern farms is traveling down the Mississippi River and creating a “hypoxic zone,” or low oxygen zone in the Gulf of Mexico, a recent study by Iowa State University scientists warns.

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Waste

  • From lakes to shores, microplastics are spreading everywhere

    Microplastic particles, typically studied as aquatic pollutants, are also common in coastal dunes on Great Lakes’ shorelines, according to a new study. 

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Recreation

  • National parks offer visitors a wintertime escape

    Many joys of the holiday season, such as getting together with loved ones, are on hold this year. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, restrictions on travel and sizable gatherings remain in place. However, many outdoor venues remain open, including national parks in the Great Lakes region.

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Catch of the Day

  • A scenic drive becomes a scenic ski

    Touring is the winter art of enjoying the woods and the company you're with. You just happen to do this on cross-country skis.

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COVID-19

  • Michigan farmers markets adjust to the pandemic

    Most of the state’s 240 farmers markets survived during the pandemic that upended the way fresh produce, baked goods and other items are sold at the popular venues.

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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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