Catch of the Day
Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore
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Park staff say the structures disrupt the natural beach habitat and can even be damaging to some animal species, like the piping plover.
Waste
Proposed hotline aimed at bottle bill fraud
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Some Michigan lawmakers and environmental advocates want to create a hotline to stop retailers from fraudulently cashing in on the state’s beverage container deposit law.
Echo
The drive for bare pavement shaped winter roads public policy
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By Hannah Brock
Author Timothy Kneeland was 14 years old when snow piled 20 to 30 feet high over four days in his small town outside of Buffalo, New York. The Great Lakes’ snow belt brought havoc to the Buffalo area on Jan. 28, 1977. The storm was the first to be declared a federal emergency disaster declaration for snow. More than 40 years later, Kneeland documented the experience and how it impacted public policy with his book “Declaring Disaster: Buffalo’s Blizzard of ‘77 and the Creation of FEMA” (Syracuse University Press, $24.95).
Echo
Nail salon working hazards exposed
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A recent study revealed unsafe working conditions in some Michigan nail salons, the consequence of working with hazardous chemicals and not knowing how to handle them properly.
Climate
Farmers’ Almanac forecasts frosty Great Lakes flip-flop
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After an unusually warm and stormy summer, the Great Lakes region has in store a “frosty flip-flop” winter, according to the 2021-22 Farmers’ Almanac forecast.
Catch of the Day
21 years later, Best Maze still stumps visitors
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Mark Benjamin has been coming up and creating mazes since he was young, making it a lifelong passion.
Echo
New project promises to amplify reach of Great Lakes climate reporting
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Great Lakes Echo is one of 23 newsrooms in a climate collaborative representing both long-standing and emerging media groups.
Catch of the Day
Michigan county health department on lookout for mosquito-borne diseases
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Mosquitoes are out in full force this summer, which also means a risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.
Echo
Guilty plea expected in Allegheny River pollution case
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A former supervisor of a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority plant is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge for allegedly ordering employees to discharge sludge into the Allegheny River.