Growing green: Michigan marijuana presents water, air and energy challenges
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The state’s regulators are weighing the environmental consequences of an expected expansion of marijuana production.
Water
“Our community is a fishing community:” Michigan tribe seeks to set its own water standards
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.
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Boarders paddle across Lake Erie to support research below it
It’s their fourth Great Lake. This time they’re raising money for research.
Climate
Climate change is driving rapid shifts between high and low water levels on the Great Lakes
Over the past 20 years, Great Lakes water levels have gone from sustained multiyear lows to multiyear highs. Climate change is accelerating the transition between dry phases and wet phases.