Climate
Former Echo reporter checks out sustainable cruises – in Iceland
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Is there such a thing as a sustainable cruise vacation?
“You know what? I’m not afraid to say it. Hopefully in a few years from now this boat will be electric.”
Echo
Michigan bald eagles soar back from near-extinction
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It’s a success story for the country’s national bird, which was nearly wiped off the map by the 1960s after generations of human interference.
Echo
Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history
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Rice is in its renaissance now.
Echo
The life of Peanut: Inside the story of the world’s oldest living chicken
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Peanut currently holds the Guinness World Records title for the oldest living chicken.
Echo
Des Plaines River is a site of new impediments to voracious species
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The project is meant to help prevent catastrophic damage to the Great Lakes fishery.
Nearshore
State environment officials request removal of sandbags along Great Lakes shorelines
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Now three of Michigan’s four Great Lakes are back to historically normal levels, and the sandbags must go.
Echo
Michigan removes derogatory Native slur from Oxford Township boat launch
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The boat launch will now be called the Paint Lake DNR Boat Launch.
Nearshore
Great Lakes drownings bring updated flag system from DNR, concerns from others
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State park beaches across Michigan remain devoid of lifeguards to correct the flag system.
Echo
Michigan bottle return rate fell after pandemic ban. Would price hike help?
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Michigan’s return rate on bottles and cans, which stood at nearly 89 percent before the pandemic, has plummeted below 76 percent.
Wildlife
What do Michigan rattlers chow down?
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Massasaugas strongly prefer small mammal prey, yet individuals occasionally consume other prey, including amphibians, reptiles and birds.