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Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis has drawn international headlines, but some states and their water systems appear to be slow in learning the importance of keeping the public informed about similar risks.
Martens were historically abundant on Isle Royale but, as valuable furbearers, were heavily trapped until 1917 when the last recorded specimen was found. Now they’re back, and scientists aren’t sure how they got there.
The increase of wetlands is a major contributor to the problem because mercury can accumulate in them in higher concentrations and for longer periods.
Details scant in grand jury indictment regarding attempt to illegally ship 38 box turtles to Hong Kong.
Microplastics detected in the suds of microbrews.
Archaeological excavations at four sites in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are shedding new light on historic maple sugaring operations and the people – mostly Native Americans and French-Canadians – who ran them.
A new book looks at the lives of the soldiers stationed on Fort Mackinac in the early 19th century.
A nationwide loss of tree cover includes all the Great Lakes states but Minnesota, according to a new study.
A new study done in Ontario and Michigan finds that waterfowl aren’t the only beneficiaries of wetlands management projects and restoration–many other bird and frog species benefit too.
The blood parasites that infect songbirds with avian malaria are far more diverse in Southwest Michigan than scientists knew.