Echo
“Land Grab” documentary follows story of controversial blight removal in Detroit
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“Land Grab” is the story of John Hantz’s plan to purchase and renovate 10,000 acres in Detroit.
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Books
New book introduces readers to the prairie
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A new book introduces readers to a compelling but disappearing landscape.
Great Lakes
New book paddles through history on canoe
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Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims’s “Canoes: A Natural History in North America” explores the rich history of the vessel and the people involved.
Energy
Lake Erie wind farm gets $40 million in federal funding
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It will be the nation’s second off-shore wind farm and the first one in freshwater.
Wildlife
A deadly fungus threatens salamanders
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A Great Lakes newt is especially vulnerable to the disease that some experts say likely will spread to the U.S. despite a recent ban on importing some salamander species.
Water
Great Lakes cities swallow streams
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Study shows Great Lakes are home to the largest collection of riverless urban areas.
Agriculture
For the birds: keeping coffee green
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Global coffee consumption is expected to rise 25 percent in five years, a growth with significant environmental implications.
Wildlife
High schoolers harness high tech to teach world about biodiversity
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The National Bio-Diversity Teach-In run by a Great Lakes school in Illinois connects students nationwide with environmental experts.
Recreation
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore could be connected by National Marine Sanctuary
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A group of Wisconsin citizens plan to nominate the waters surrounding the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as a National Marine Sanctuary.
Wildlife
Michigan lawmakers mull tougher poaching penalties
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The bills would increase poaching penalties with a steep hike in restitution prices.