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The future of Michigan’s environmental risk

By Andrew Blok | June 15, 2020

This is the final part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

Echo

Education builds lasting connections to Michigan’s environment

By Andrew Blok | June 8, 2020

This is the third part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

Water

Risks in Michigan’s urban environment

By Andrew Blok | June 1, 2020

This is the second part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

Echo

Looking back at Michigan’s environmental risk

By Andrew Blok | May 26, 2020

This is the first part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

Water

Irrigation hides climate change threats to streams, water scorpions, trout

By Andrew Blok | February 25, 2020

Drops in baseflow can harm stream’s health and the health of the organisms that rely on them. But irrigation can mask climate-driven drops in those flows, said Sue Borchardt, a doctoral student in the department of geography at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Echo

Fighting polarization in algae bloom controversy

By Andrew Blok | February 12, 2020

A new study shows some surprising common ground in Ohioans’ beliefs about solving Lake Erie’s algal bloom problem, even when they disagree on the best solution.

The Buzz

Wasp recruited for Michigan stink bug fight

By Andrew Blok | October 31, 2019

Sometimes you have to fight invasive species with outside help.

Citizen science

Record a prized catch for science without revealing your favorite fishing hole

By Andrew Blok | September 4, 2019

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium has released the Great Lakes Fish Finder App to record fish sightings in the Great Lakes area.

Urban

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot: Part 2

By Andrew Blok | August 30, 2019

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan’s Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

Water

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot: Part 1

By Andrew Blok | August 28, 2019

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan’s Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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