Land
High water levels damage lake docks, breakwalls
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The Army Corps of Engineers is warning of damage and danger from rising Great Lakes water levels and winter storms.
food
Eating healthy on vacation? Michigan state parks don’t provide many options
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A 2014 survey discovered that 19 Michigan state parks provided almost no healthy food options to visitors.
Echo
Visitors contribute to Great Lakes art exhibit with Instagram
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The Detroit Institute of Arts is displaying photographer Jeff Gaydash’s work alongside Instagram submissions of the Great Lakes from the public in the Michigan Great Lakes exhibit.
Fish
Michigan fish-sorter has global implications
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A $20 million test facility used to find how to keep undesirable fish from moving upstream without using a dam is coming to Michigan’s Boardman River.
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Companies say bye to polystyrene foam
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The second of two stories exploring the effects of polystyrene on the environment, organizations fighting to ban it and companies adapting environment-friendly alternatives.
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Polystyrene products threaten the environment, organizations fight back
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The first of two stories exploring the effects of polystyrene on the environment, organizations fighting to ban it and companies adapting environment-friendly alternatives.
bees
Seeking the building blocks of pollinator conservation
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Great Lakes researchers are seeking fundamental knowledge about pollinators like bumble bees and butterflies, hoping to reverse their decline.
Recreation
Lanterns light winter nights at this Michigan state park
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Hartwick Pines State Park has new winter programming that promises to show the park’s old growth forest in a new light.
Air
Michigan, Minnesota among first states to get children’s health report card
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Cancer, autism, asthma and attention deficit disorder afflict Michigan children at a greater rate than the nationwide average, according to a recent report.
Endangered wildlife
Giving white-nose the cold shoulder
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A new approach to combating white-nose syndrome involves constructing ventilation systems in bat dwellings.