Great Lakes Echo (http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/08/page/2/)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got tough on the nation’s cement plants this week, issuing new pollution standards that will force the industry to cut air emissions of soot and harmful chemicals like mercury.
If you’re a Michigander or a Michigan transplant like me, you have probably done this. Someone asks you where you live, you lift your hand lift, revealing…the mitten.
Rick “One tough nerd” Snyder (R) and Virg “America’s angriest mayor” Bernero (D) will square off in Michigan’s gubernatorial general election in November.
Where do the candidates stand on the protection and conservation of the state’s natural resources?
An 8-minute version of the story of Jackie and Dora King and their Youth Karate-Ka: Harvesting Earth Farm, where kids learn to grow food and practice martial arts. The project turned a lot covered in garbage to productive urban farm.
Michigan lawmakers approved a package of “complete streets” laws Wednesday that requires the state and local governments to plan for the safety and convenience of bike and foot traffic when building roads.
A map made in Superior, Wisconsin in 1889 may be one of the first Great Lakes mashups.
The creator, A.F. McKay, combined a U.S. map with a drawing of a human body in an attempt to promote Superior’s potential as a transportation hub.