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Former Echo reporter checks out sustainable cruises – in Iceland

By David Poulson | September 6, 2023

Is there such a thing as a sustainable cruise vacation?

“You know what? I’m not afraid to say it. Hopefully in a few years from now this boat will be electric.”

Echo

Michigan bald eagles soar back from near-extinction

It’s a success story for the country’s national bird, which was nearly wiped off the map by the 1960s after generations of human interference.

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Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history

Rice is in its renaissance now.

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The life of Peanut: Inside the story of the world’s oldest living chicken

Peanut currently holds the Guinness World Records title for the oldest living chicken.

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Des Plaines River is a site of new impediments to voracious species
State environment officials request removal of sandbags along Great Lakes shorelines
Michigan removes derogatory Native slur from Oxford Township boat launch

Climate

  • Commentary: Global warming, climate change and my ice cream

    Situated at the end of town by the Flat River, Ball’s Softee Creme is the perfect place to grab an ice cream cone with friends during the summer months. However, climate change has summer shops like Ball's Softee Creme opening two months earlier than years prior.

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Water quality

  • Great Lakes champs are part of the ecosystem they protect

    By Jada Vasser A new book about the Great Lakes is written to reflect that their problems, solutions and champions are interrelated, much like the ecosystem it portrays. “This whole thing of bringing stakeholders together, creating a vision, co-producing knowledge, co-innovating solutions is in the book,” author John Hartig said. “You don’t get that anywhere […]

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Invaders

  • Watch out! Creepy kudzu coming?

    Kudzo is on the list of plants and animals that pose an immediate or potential threat to Michigan’s economy, environment or human health. 

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Wildlife

  • What do Michigan rattlers chow down?

    Massasaugas strongly prefer small mammal prey, yet individuals occasionally consume other prey, including amphibians, reptiles and birds.

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Energy

  • MiWaterNet monitors quality of northern Michigan streams

    This network provides valuable, real time data on a stream’s water quality, level and temperature. 

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Art

  • Detroit group reduces waste and improves education by merging art and science 

    The organization teaches kids at its brick and mortar building or travels to communities with a bus filled with recycled materials.

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Law

  • Feds mum about yellow-faced grassquit trafficker

    The grassquit is a small bird that lives in grassy and weedy subtropical and tropical areas.

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Nearshore

  • State environment officials request removal of sandbags along Great Lakes shorelines

    Now three of Michigan's four Great Lakes are back to historically normal levels, and the sandbags must go.

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Urban

  • Great Lakes region is resource rich, so why aren’t cities ‘greener’?

    A recent report from WalletHub, “2022’s Greenest Cities in America,” ranked Buffalo, Madison, Cincinnati and Milwaukee among the Great Lakes region’s best for engaging in cleaner, more sustainable habits.

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Farm

  • Minnesota farmer accused of multimillion dollar organic grain scam

    A federal grand jury has indicted a Minnesota farmer for allegedly cheating buyers of more than $46 million by falsely labeling non-GMO soybeans and corn as organic.

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Waste

  • Cities of tomorrow are surprisingly old

    A new report by RentCafe documents the nationwide trend. So-called adaptive reuse apartments are more popular than new apartment developments from 2020-2021, the study says. 

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Recreation

  • Nature can nurture: MSU gardens help heal students

    Visiting the Horticulture Gardens means stepping into a different world.

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Commentary

  • Commentary: Nature and fashion

    Finding out what fabric something is made of, the process behind it and everything in between only made me love fashion more. 

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Catch of the Day

  • Great Lakes Environmental Film Festival showcases climate change

    The event brings people together to see a vision of how we can better our environment

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Podcasts

  • First-ever transit service hovercraft in North America plans to hit the water in summer 2023

    More modern versions have switched to a more conventional diesel engine, much quieter and much more fuel- efficient.

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Climate Stories

COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

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