An increasing number of workers from Eastern Europe are finding jobs in the farm industry in Michigan, but the increase isn’t enough to allay concerns of labor shortage.

Turkeys that were a nuisance in southern Michigan were captured by the Department of Natural Resources and released in northern Michigan, where there is better turkey habitat and a need to repopulate the flock.

There are more than 2,600 dams in Michigan, many of which are not maintained and no longer serve a purpose.

The state recently targeted six for removal or repair.

Porous pavement allows rainwater to flow through and reach the soil below, helping clear ice and snow in the winter and reduce polluted runoff from surface streets.

It has already been used in cities like Ann Arbor, Battle Creek and Detroit.

Many students mistakenly believe that the Red Cedar River cutting through Michigan State University’s campus is severely polluted. To fight that perception, university officials recently repealed a 1960s ban on fishing on campus.

It’s kind of a town hall that keeps the loudest participants from dominating discussion.

Illinois officials sample public values and direction on issues as diverse as non-point source pollution, economic development and climate change.

Harmful algal blooms are likely to persist on Lake Erie, primarily due to climate change, land use, invasive species and farming practices.

An active storm season this May and June may be a contributing factor.

Skateboarders promote sustainability by caring for the structures and surroundings that foster their passion, according to a sociologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This is shown by general concern for keeping urban environments clean and usable and specific practices like applying wax to upkeep ledges and rails.

That’s disconcerting for environmentalists, who call the limit arbitrary and worry it will render the state unable to cope with rising demand for public land.

Each week, Great Lakes Echo features a photo story about a different Area of Concern designated by the U.S. or Canadian governments in the Great Lakes basin. Guess where the area is located, based on the description of the site.