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Two species – one to preserve, one to control – challenge removal of dam on Michigan’s Grand River

By Ian Wendrow | May 11, 2017

The Sixth Street Dam in Grand Rapids used to be a valuable tool in log transportation, but its planned removal now poses an environmental risk by endangering snuffbox mussels and potentially allowing the invasive sea lamprey to spread.

Arcadia

Saving Arcadia tells hopeful story of conservation success

By Ian Wendrow | April 21, 2017

Author Heather Shumaker recounts the multi-generational tale of how grassroots conservation activists successfully saved Michigan’s iconic Arcadia Dunes along the Lake Michigan coastline.

Agriculture

New computer model seeks to optimize Michigan dairy farms

By Ian Wendrow | April 14, 2017

Michigan State University faculty and Kellogg Biological Station researchers have created a model to help dairy farmers achieve maximum production while remaining environmentally sustainable.

Detroit

New book highlights Detroit’s overlooked streetcar history

By Ian Wendrow | March 30, 2017

Southeast Michigan author Niel Lehto digs through old case files and newspapers to deliver a book detailing the rise and fall of Detroit’s streetcar industry and its impact on the city’s historical development.

Agriculture

Warm weather raises concern among Great Lakes maple syrup producers

By Ian Wendrow | March 14, 2017

Warmer temperatures has forced maple syrup farmers to adapt to a changing climate and worry about the future of their industry.

Forests

VA bests legal challenge over controversial cemetery expansion

By Ian Wendrow | February 23, 2017

A proposed expansion of the Indianapolis Crown Hill National Cemetery by the Department of Veterans Affairs survived a legal challenge by the Indiana Forest Alliance and construction preparation is now underway.

Endangered wildlife

Fight invasives or protect pollinators: Neonicotinoids present tough choice

By Ian Wendrow | February 6, 2017

Neonicotinoids have been linked in some studies to declining pollinator population, but they are also a key tool in protecting ash trees from the invasive emerald ash borer.

Green Gavel

Minnesota court rules police needed search warrant to track poaching suspect

By Ian Wendrow | November 14, 2016

Conservation officers had seized deer and elk antlers from the suspects home.

Nearshore

Michigan declares Lake Erie impaired

By Ian Wendrow | November 10, 2016

Activists ask, What’s Ohio waiting for?

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Chicago fights blight with online sales of $1 lots

By Ian Wendrow | October 28, 2016

Studies show environmental motives, increased property values are behind most purchases.

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  • Great Lakes states join emissions lawsuit

    Challengers say Trump air rules usurp state authority to address climate change.

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    Knight Center students, alumni, news networks push environmental news distribution.

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    Ray Garcia, host of MSU's "The Food Fix" podcast, speaks with Yuko Frazier, founder of the Ypsilanti, Michigan-based sheep-powered lawn care service known as Project Mow.

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    The Detroit River is one of the most important waterways in the Great Lakes system, according to NASA’s post.

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