Capital News Service
More beach, boat access planned from coastal grants

Coastal restoration efforts are underway across the state as recipients of the Michigan Coastal Management Program grants begin work locally. Seventeen awards totaling more than $1.1 million will fund projects and initiatives to protect, preserve and enhance the state’s coastal resources.
Echo
Supply chain slowdown could boost demand for recycled materials

The same supply chain disruptions that slow Michigan manufacturing could help the recycling industry bring in new business.
Air Quality
Lake breeze can be harmful to health: TikTok edition

In our newest TikTok, Echo reporter Brooklyn Peppo explores the potential negative health effects of breathing in lake breeze.
Spooky lakes and beach trash: How a Wisconsin teacher and artist gained 1.3 million TikTok followers
By Rachel Duckett |
Geo Rutherford is a self-described Great Lakes enthusiast that built a large following—the same number that the Washington Post has—by making educational TikTok videos about the Great Lakes and other lakes around the world.